The Angry Silence (1960)
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Richard Attenborough stars in this British drama as Tom Curtis, an ordinary man with a job in a factory. A new employee, Travers (Alfred Burke), begins complaining about conditions at the plant and stirs up disharmony among his fellow workers. Tom thinks that there's something fishy about Travers and his methods, and when Travers decides to call a wildcat strike, Tom refuses to participate and makes a point of standing his ground. However, Travers and his ideas have attracted a groundswell of support in the factory, and Tom soon finds himself on the outs with his fellow employees as Travers drifts off to make trouble at another factory. Tom, however, still has to deal with the angry reprisals of the men, and his wife Anna (Pier Angeli) doesn't understand why he continues to hold so unpopular an opinion at the expense of his safety and well-being. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Richard Attenborough - Tom Curtis
- Michael Craig - Joe Wallace
- Alfred Burke - Travers
- Brian Bedford - Eddie Barrett
- Geoffrey Keen - Davis
- Edna Petrie - Harpy
- Norman Shelley - Seagrave
- Alan Whicker - Himself
- Beckett Bould - Billy Armstrong
- Russell Napier - Sid Thompson
- Anna Maria Pier Angeli - Anna Curtis
- Bernard Lee - Bert Connolly
- Penelope Horner - Pat
- Brian Murray - Gladys
- Laurence Naismith - Martindale
- Lloyd Pearson - Howarth
- Daniel Farson - Himself
- Norman Bird - Roberts
- Oliver Reed - Mick
- Director(s):
- Guy Green
- Writer(s):
- Richard Gregson, Michael Craig, Bryan Forbes
- Producer(s):
- Richard Attenborough, Bryan Forbes
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- 1960 - The Angry Silence - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Screenplay
