Up the Junction (1968)
Don't get caught was what she wasn't taught.
A young woman trades her upper-class existence for a new life in an economically depressed suburb of London.
- Date of release
- 1968-01-25
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (16)
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Peter Collinson
Casting
- Suzy Kendall — Polly
- Dennis Waterman — Pete
- Maureen Lipman — Sylvie
- Adrienne Posta — Rube
- Liz Fraser — Mrs. McCarthy
- Linda Cole — Pauline
- Doreen Herrington — Rita
- Jessie Robins — Lil
- Barbara Archer — May
- Ruby Head — Edith
- Susan George — Joyce
- Queenie Watts — Mrs. Hardy
Interesting facts
- Based on: Up the Junction
Up the Junction is a 1968 British "kitchen sink" drama film, directed by Peter Collinson and starring Dennis Waterman, Suzy Kendall, Adrienne Posta, Maureen Lipman and Liz Fraser. It is based on the 1963 book of the same name by Nell Dunn and was adapted by Roger Smith. The soundtrack was by Manfred Mann. The film followed Ken Loach's BBC TV adaptation of 1965, but returned to the original book. It generated less controversy and impact than the Loach version.
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