We Are the Lambeth Boys (1959)
- Directed by
- Karel Reisz
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 53 min
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary follows a group of working-class teenagers in South London during the summer of 1958. It shows their daily routines, leisure activities, and social interactions at a youth club.
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What happens
We Are the Lambeth Boys is a 1959 British documentary film directed by Karel Reisz. Filmed in the summer of 1958, it was sponsored by the Ford motor company as part of a 'Look at Britain' series. Lambeth Boys was one of the last films to be made by the Free Cinema movement, and offered a sympathetic portrait of the lives of young working-class people in South London. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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