The Rank and File (1971)

Directed by

Ken Loach

Genre

drama, tv movie

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 18m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A television play from 1971 about a group of workers who try to organize a strike. It follows their discussions and the pressure they face from management and union officials.

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What happens

"The Rank and File" is the 21st episode of first season of the British BBC anthology TV series Play for Today. The episode was a television play that was originally broadcast on 20 May 1971. "The Rank and File" was written by Jim Allen, directed by Ken Loach and produced by Graeme McDonald. It is included in the Ken Loach at the BBC boxset released in 2011, although the recording is of unusually poor quality for a DVD release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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