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A Cry from the Streets (1958)

A Cry from the Streets poster
Directed by
Lewis Gilbert
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
U
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman work with children in need in a postwar British city. They try to help a troubled young boy find a better life.

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What happens

A Cry from the Streets is a 1958 British drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Max Bygraves and Barbara Murray. It was written by Vernon Harris based on the 1957 novel The Friend in Need by Elizabeth Coxhead. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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