Cathy Come Home
Genres
Overview
Cathy and Reg are a couple with three young children, who find their life spiralling into poverty when Reg loses his well-paid job. Gripping and emotional, Cathy Come Home remains a truly ground-breaking piece of dramatic fiction, engaging viewers with social issues, such as homelessness, unemployment and the rights of mothers to keep their own children.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
75 min
Release Date
1966-11-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
23
Vote Average
7
Carol White
Cathy Ward
Ray Brooks
Reg Ward
Wally Patch
Grandad
Adrienne Frame
Eileen
Winifred Dennis
Mrs. Ward
Emmett Hennessy
Johnny
Alec Coleman
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Geoffrey Palmer
Property Agent
Gabrielle Hamilton
Welfare Officer
Phyllis Hickson
Mrs. Alley
Frank Veasey
Mr. Hodge
Barry Jackson
Rent Collector
James Benton
Man at Eviction
Ruth Kettlewell
Judge
John Baddeley
Housing Officer
Kathleen Broadhurst
Landlady
Ralph Lawton
Health Inspector
Lennard Pearce
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