Directed by:
Ken LoachCinematography:
Brian ProbynComposer:
DonovanCast:
Carol White, John Bindon, Terence Stamp, Malcolm McDowell, Billy Murray, Chris Gannon, Anna Karen, Tony Selby, Hilda Barry, George Sewell, Ron Pember (more)Plots(1)
Beautiful, free-spirited and resilient, Joy is nevertheless struggling to cope while her brutal, uncaring husband (John Bindon) is in jail. Clutching at any slight chance of happiness, she falls for his associate, Dave (Terence Stamp) – but with heart-breaking results. Loach depicts Joy’s world with typical care, showing how her plight derives from a set of social circumstances largely outside her control. (Independent Cinema Office)
(more)Cast
Carol White
UK
Best movies:
Bon Voyage! (1962)
Cathy Come Home (1966) (TV movie)
Never Let Go (1960)
John Bindon
UK
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Quadrophenia (1979)
Juggernaut (1974)
Terence Stamp
UK
Best movies:
Valkyrie (2008)
Wall Street (1987)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Malcolm McDowell
UK
Best movies:
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
The Raging Moon (1971)
Billy Murray
UK
Best movies:
Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
McVicar (1980)
Corruption (1968)
Chris Gannon
Ireland
Best movies:
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
Poor Cow (1967)
Desert Blue (1998)
Anna Karen
South Africa
Best movies:
Beautiful Thing (1996)
The Golden Hour (2005) (series)
Poor Cow (1967)
Tony Selby
UK
Best movies:
Press for Time (1966)
Superman (1978)
Nobody Runs Forever (1968)
Hilda Barry
UK
Best movies:
Battle of Britain (1969)
Fragment of Fear (1970)
Poor Cow (1967)
George Sewell
UK
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
This Sporting Life (1963)
Robbery (1967)
Ron Pember
UK
Best movies:
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
Poor Cow (1967)
George Tovey
UK
Best movies:
Baxter! (1973)
Frenzy (1972)
The Wicked Lady (1983)
Gladys Dawson
UK
Best movies:
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Poor Cow (1967)
More Than a Miracle (1967)
Queenie Watts
UK
Best movies:
Alfie (1966)
Intimate Games (1976)
Poor Cow (1967)
Will Stampe
UK
Best movies:
Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971)
Poor Cow (1967)
The Twelve Chairs (1970)
Julie May
UK
Best movies:
Family Life (1970)
Hot Millions (1968)
Poor Cow (1967)
Kate Williams
UK
Best movies:
O Lucky Man! (1973)
Quadrophenia (1979)
Little Dorrit (1987)