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The Angry Silence
The Angry Silence is a 1960 black-and-white British drama film directed by Guy Green and starring Richard Attenborough, Pier Angeli, Michael Craig and Bernard Lee.
The film marked the first release through screenwriter Bryan Forbes's production venture, Beaver Films, and Forbes won a BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay at the 14th British Academy Film Awards and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 33rd Academy Awards for his contribution (shared with original story writers Michael Craig and Richard Gregson). Green called it a "landmark" in his career.
Factory lathe worker Tom Curtis has two children and his wife, Anna, is pregnant, putting him under financial pressure. They live with his friend and co-worker, Joe Wallace. Consequently, Curtis refuses to take part in an unofficial strike, meaning a loss of wages, which he is entitled to do. The strike is planned by outside activist Travers and orchestrated by shop steward Bert Connolly, who concocts spurious demands as part of his campaign to pressure the management into agreeing to a closed shop, giving the union greater influence.
Those who continue to work find that their properties are subject to repeated attacks, including bricks through windows and arson, and join the strike out of fear. Connolly confronts the gang of young perpetrators (consisting of Eddie, Gladys, Mick, and Chuck), aware of their culpability. Curtis alone continues to work in a show of defiance against threats and intimidation. Joe finds himself unable to defend his friend, opting instead to "fall in line" with the majority.
When the strike ends, Curtis is accused of being a scab and sent to Coventry. Then, when anti-union newspapers interview him and report on his plight, Connolly demands his dismissal, backing his demand with a work to rule and overtime ban. Management fears that continued publicity will mean the loss of a major contract, while some workers take matters into their own hands.
Eventually, another wildcat strike occurs, causing a ruckus outside of the factory entrance. Curtis arouses the ire of two of the young thugs, Eddie and Gladys, the former of whom beats Curtis up while the latter keeps lookout. Curtis is sent to the hospital, where the doctors perform surgery to extract one of his eyes. Pat locates Joe, informing him of the news. He arrives at the hospital, whereupon he encounters Anna and the two reconcile. Afterwards, Joe tracks down Gladys and Eddie, running over Gladys's foot with his scooter. Eddie stabs Joe in the stomach during a subsequent struggle, but Joe overpowers him and punches his face several times before dragging him back to the factory. Joe takes the stage and berates the crowd for turning against Tom, ultimately summoning the courage to speak his own mind.
Kenneth More was initially considered for the role of Tom Curtis but turned it down when offered the lead in Sink the Bismarck!. Director Guy Green said "we all felt very noble" not accepting full pay but says the film was excellent for his career. The film was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.
After the film's release, Richard Attenborough visited a working men's club in Aberdare, South Wales, that was refusing to show the film. Many such clubs had banned the film because of its anti-strike plot. However, after Attenborough explained his position on the film, the miners allowed it to be screened. This was important because, during the 1960s, films required such showings to drive ticket sales.
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The Angry Silence
The Angry Silence is a 1960 black-and-white British drama film directed by Guy Green and starring Richard Attenborough, Pier Angeli, Michael Craig and Bernard Lee.
The film marked the first release through screenwriter Bryan Forbes's production venture, Beaver Films, and Forbes won a BAFTA Award for Best British Screenplay at the 14th British Academy Film Awards and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 33rd Academy Awards for his contribution (shared with original story writers Michael Craig and Richard Gregson). Green called it a "landmark" in his career.
Factory lathe worker Tom Curtis has two children and his wife, Anna, is pregnant, putting him under financial pressure. They live with his friend and co-worker, Joe Wallace. Consequently, Curtis refuses to take part in an unofficial strike, meaning a loss of wages, which he is entitled to do. The strike is planned by outside activist Travers and orchestrated by shop steward Bert Connolly, who concocts spurious demands as part of his campaign to pressure the management into agreeing to a closed shop, giving the union greater influence.
Those who continue to work find that their properties are subject to repeated attacks, including bricks through windows and arson, and join the strike out of fear. Connolly confronts the gang of young perpetrators (consisting of Eddie, Gladys, Mick, and Chuck), aware of their culpability. Curtis alone continues to work in a show of defiance against threats and intimidation. Joe finds himself unable to defend his friend, opting instead to "fall in line" with the majority.
When the strike ends, Curtis is accused of being a scab and sent to Coventry. Then, when anti-union newspapers interview him and report on his plight, Connolly demands his dismissal, backing his demand with a work to rule and overtime ban. Management fears that continued publicity will mean the loss of a major contract, while some workers take matters into their own hands.
Eventually, another wildcat strike occurs, causing a ruckus outside of the factory entrance. Curtis arouses the ire of two of the young thugs, Eddie and Gladys, the former of whom beats Curtis up while the latter keeps lookout. Curtis is sent to the hospital, where the doctors perform surgery to extract one of his eyes. Pat locates Joe, informing him of the news. He arrives at the hospital, whereupon he encounters Anna and the two reconcile. Afterwards, Joe tracks down Gladys and Eddie, running over Gladys's foot with his scooter. Eddie stabs Joe in the stomach during a subsequent struggle, but Joe overpowers him and punches his face several times before dragging him back to the factory. Joe takes the stage and berates the crowd for turning against Tom, ultimately summoning the courage to speak his own mind.
Kenneth More was initially considered for the role of Tom Curtis but turned it down when offered the lead in Sink the Bismarck!. Director Guy Green said "we all felt very noble" not accepting full pay but says the film was excellent for his career. The film was entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.
After the film's release, Richard Attenborough visited a working men's club in Aberdare, South Wales, that was refusing to show the film. Many such clubs had banned the film because of its anti-strike plot. However, after Attenborough explained his position on the film, the miners allowed it to be screened. This was important because, during the 1960s, films required such showings to drive ticket sales.