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Hindle Wakes (1952)

Hindle Wakes poster
Directed by
Arthur Crabtree
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman spends a holiday weekend with a man she barely knows. She faces harsh judgment from her family and community when they find out.

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What happens

Hindle Wakes is a 1952 British drama film, directed by Arthur Crabtree and starring Lisa Daniely, Brian Worth, Leslie Dwyer and Sandra Dorne. It was the fourth screen adaptation of the 1912 play by Stanley Houghton, dealing with a young woman engaging in a holiday sexual flirtation, regardless of the disapproval of her parents or wider society. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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