The Angry Silence (1960)
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85% of users liked it
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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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Guy Green
- Written By
- Michael Craig, Bryan Forbes
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1960 Wide
- Studio
- Valiant Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Before he became director (Gandhi), Attenborough excelled as actor, here giving a powerful performance in the British Oscar-nominated drama about a man who refuses to join his mates in labor strike.
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Cast
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Richard Attenborough
as Tom Curtis
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Anna Maria Pier Angeli
as Anna Curtis
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Michael Craig
as Joe Wallace
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Bernard Lee
as Bert Connolly
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Alfred Burke
as Travers
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Penelope Horner
as Pat
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Brian Bedford
as Eddie Barrett
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Brian Murray
as Gladys
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Geoffrey Keen
as Davis
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Laurence Naismith
as Martindale
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Edna Petrie
as Harpy
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Lloyd Pearson
as Howarth
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Norman Shelley
as Seagrave
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Daniel Farson
as Himself
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Alan Whicker
as Himself
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Norman Bird
as Roberts
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Beckett Bould
as Billy Armstrong
- John Charlesworth
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Russell Napier
as Sid Thompson
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Oliver Reed
as Mick
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Marianne Stone
as Mavis
