Movie Description This powerful depiction of life in a depression-era Welsh mining town features Michael Redgrave as Davey Fenwick, the idealistic son of a collier, who aspires to improve the lives of the local miners by fighting for reform in their treacherous workplace. But his efforts are hampered by the machinations of a cunning former friend, Joe Gowlan (Emlyn Williams), and the indifference of a callous, grasping wife, Jenny Sunley (Margaret Lockwood), who help to provoke an explosive conclusion that none had foreseen.
| Credits | | Producer: | Maurice J. Wilson | | Cast: | Cecil Parker, George Carney, Nancy Price, Olga Lindo |
Notes The re-creation of the pit head at Twickenham Studios was the largest external set constructed for a British film up to that time, covering more than 40,000 square yards.
Editorial Reviews "...The story is both gritty and polemical..." Sight and Sound - Geoffrey Macnab (10/01/2003)
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