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The Song of the Shirt

The Song of the Shirt

Genres

Documentary

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Song tells the story of the women who worked in Victorian London's clothing sweatshops, eschewing a conventional narrative in favour of a series of still photographs and acted reconstructions to show that this story has been rewritten/written-over many times before.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

129 mins

Rating

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Release Date

01 January 1979

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Martha Gibson

Martha Gibson

Geraldine Pilgrim

Geraldine Pilgrim

Anna McNiff

Anna McNiff

Liz Myers

Liz Myers

Jill Greenhalgh

Jill Greenhalgh

Sally Cranfield

Sally Cranfield

Paul Bentall

Paul Bentall

Fraser Cains

Fraser Cains

Gale Burns

Gale Burns

Martin Thom

Martin Thom

Edward Clayton

Edward Clayton

Tony Maples

Tony Maples

Richard Barnett

Richard Barnett

Robbie Barnett

Robbie Barnett

Bob Biddiscombe

Bob Biddiscombe

Liz Biddiscombe

Liz Biddiscombe

Leah Bradley

Leah Bradley

Janet Goddard

Janet Goddard

Jane Gurnett

Jane Gurnett

Steve Horton

Steve Horton

Sandy Maberly

Sandy Maberly

Mary Maddox

Mary Maddox

Goyo Melnick

Goyo Melnick

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Cindy Oswin

Cindy Oswin

Ewan Sefton-Smith

Ewan Sefton-Smith

Plumelia Tarrant

Plumelia Tarrant

Melanie Thompson

Melanie Thompson

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