CinemaOSMovie · 1979 · 2h 9m

The Song of the Shirt

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Song tells the story of the women who worked in Victorian London's clothing sweatshops, eschewing a conventional narrative in favour of a series of still photographs and acted reconstructions to show that this story has been rewritten/written-over many times before.

Directed byJonathan Curling, Sue Clayton

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 9m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1979
Studios
British Film Institute Production Board

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Martha Gibson

Geraldine Pilgrim

Anna McNiff

Liz Myers

Jill Greenhalgh

Sally Cranfield

Paul Bentall

Paul Bentall

Fraser Cains

Fraser Cains

Gale Burns

Martin Thom

Creative team
Directed by
Jonathan Curling
Sue Clayton

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