A Cry from the Streets

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Play Time: 99 mins
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A Cry from the Streets

Overview:
Bittersweet story about London's unwanted children and the good people trying to help them. Ann is a social worker, while Bill is an electrician whose contract with the local care home introduces him to the children and Ann. Events start to escalate out of control when a child takes possession of a loaded gun.

Status: Released (1958-08-12)
Awards:Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 2 nominations total
Screen:Elizabeth Coxhead, Vernon Harris
Productions: Film Traders Ltd
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Spoken Languages: English
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This got a BAFTA nod for Best British Screenplay and you can easily see why. It is a gentle, almost nostalgic, reminder of how different society was in the UK 60 years ago. Barbara Murray ("Ann") is a social worker struggling to look after a collection of kids from a variety of disad ....

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