The Song of the Shirt (1979)

Directed by Jonathan Curling2h 9mDocumentary

Song tells the story of the women who worked in Victorian London's clothing sweatshops, eschewing a conventional narrative in favour of a series of still photographs and acted reconstructions to show that this story has been rewritten/written-over many times before.

Year
1979
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
1 January 1979
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Martha Gibson
Martha Gibson
G
Geraldine Pilgrim
A
Anna McNiff
L
Liz Myers
J
Jill Greenhalgh
S
Sally Cranfield
Paul Bentall
Paul Bentall
Fraser Cains
Fraser Cains
G
Gale Burns
M
Martin Thom
E
Edward Clayton
T
Tony Maples
R
Richard Barnett
R
Robbie Barnett
B
Bob Biddiscombe
L
Liz Biddiscombe
L
Leah Bradley
J
Janet Goddard
Jane Gurnett
Jane Gurnett
S
Steve Horton
S
Sandy Maberly
M
Mary Maddox
G
Goyo Melnick
Alfred Molina
Alfred Molina
C
Cindy Oswin
E
Ewan Sefton-Smith
P
Plumelia Tarrant

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