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Work Is a 4-Letter Word

19683.0 / 1093 min
Comedy

Overview

This Film Is Perfectly Normal ... Only The Characters In It Are A Bit Odd.

Dreamlike satire about a young man who resists getting a job at the lone employing conglomerate in his dreary industrial town, but changes his mind when he discovers the plant's boiler room has the perfect climate to assist him with his pet horticultural (fungal) project.

Cast

David Warner

David Warner

Valentine Brose

Cilla Black

Cilla Black

Betty Dorrick

Alan Howard

Alan Howard

Reverend Mort

John Steiner

John Steiner

Anthony

Zia Mohyeddin

Zia Mohyeddin

Dr Aly Narayana

David Waller

David Waller

Mr Price

Elizabeth Spriggs

Elizabeth Spriggs

Mrs Murray

Jan Holden

Jan Holden

Mrs Price

Tony Church

Tony Church

Mr Arkwright

Joe Gladwin

Joe Gladwin

Pa Brose

Julie May

Julie May

Mrs Dorrick

Derek Royle

Derek Royle

Briggs

Clifford Rose

Clifford Rose

Registry Office Clerk

Cyril Cross

Cyril Cross

Commissionaire

Paul Dawkins

Paul Dawkins

Powerplant Guard

Tommy Godfrey

Tommy Godfrey

Mr. Thacker

Crew

Peter Hall

Peter Hall

Director

Jeremy Brooks

Jeremy Brooks

Writer

Thomas Clyde

Thomas Clyde

Producer