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Cathy Come Home [1966]
DVD ~ Carol White
5.0 out of 5 stars 4 customer reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Commentary by Ken Loach Extracts from writer Jeremy Sandford's memoirs read by James Fox An early documentary Housing Problems Director's biography.

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4:3
English
Region 2
Commentary By Ken Loach
Extracts From Jeremy Sandfords Memoirs Read By James Fox
Earlier Documentary On Housing Problems
Directors Biography


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53 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stark Drama That Shook A Nation, 31 Oct 2004
In 1966 The Wednesday Play brought us one of the most significant pieces of work that has ever been transmitted on British television. Written by Jeremy Sandford and directed by Ken Loach, this single drama had such a profound effect on its showing, that Britain would never be the same again. The play was called Cathy Come Home.

Never before or since has one single piece of drama had such an effect on an entire nation. The stark realism of Cathy Come Home led to changes in social attitudes and the issues addressed were discussed in Parliament.

Stark, unremittingly grim and charged with a palpable tragic power which haunts the minds of those who saw it to this very day, Cathy Come Home remains as a truly ground-breaking piece of dramatic documentary fiction. Although director Loach has constantly refused to take credit for the impact that "Cathy" had on social attitudes, stating that the drama had a minimal effect, and reminding us that the homeless problem is far worse today than it ever was in the 1960's, rarely has a programme so clearly illustrated the true power of television. Even more rarely has television succeeded in touching the conscience of an entire nation.

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars For all ages, 21 Oct 2005
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The night we had planned to watch this film, we unexpectedly had 4 children staying overnight (ranging from 7 to 15), but decided to watch it anyway as we had to send it back. They were not at all thrilled to see that it was in black and white, but it was interresting to see how quickly it held and caught their attention right through to the end. But what was even more enlightening was the discussion between them which followed. An eye opener for all of us, and a reminder of how things were, and still are, for many people. Also to count our many blessings!
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7 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, 25 Oct 2006
By M. Taylor "M Taylor" (Derbyshire, England) - See all my reviews
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I saw this film when it was shown on television when I was little and I thought it was marvellous then. I was about 8 years old. Since then I have bought the film on dvd. I would also like the soundtrack at the beginning of the film but can't get it anywhere. There is a soundtrack as Cathy is hitchhiking along a main road and she manages to get a lorry to stop for her. A couple of words contained in the song are "5000 miles".
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I watched Cathy Come Home on dvd just last night and simply had to give it a 5 star Amazon rating.
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