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Bleak Moments is a 1971 British film, the first film of Mike Leigh. It began as a 75-minute stage play in March 1970 at the Open Space Theatre. Leigh and Les Blair had formed their own company, Autumn Productions, and Leigh wanted to make a film of Bleak Moments. He was able to when Albert Finney and Michael Medwin's Memorial Films, who had recently made If.... and were about to produce Gumshoe, "delivered the main financial backing, as well as unused spare bits of film rolls."
Original Release
01/01/1971
US Release
09/23/1980
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anne Raitt | Sylvia |
Sarah Stephenson | Hilda |
Eric Allan | Peter |
Joolia Cappleman | Pat |
Mike Bradwell | Norman |
Liz Smith | Pat's mother |
Malcolm Smith | Norman's friends / Norman's Friend |
Donald Sumpter | Norman's Friend / Norman's friends |
Christopher Martin | Sylvia's boss |
Linda Beckett | Remedial Trainee / Remedial trainees |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anne Raitt | Sylvia |
Sarah Stephenson | Hilda |
Eric Allan | Peter |
Joolia Cappleman | Pat |
Mike Bradwell | Norman |
Liz Smith | Pat's mother |
Malcolm Smith | Norman's friends / Norman's Friend |
Donald Sumpter | Norman's Friend / Norman's friends |
Christopher Martin | Sylvia's boss |
Linda Beckett | Remedial Trainee / Remedial trainees |
Sandra Bolton | Remedial Trainee / Remedial trainees |
Stephen Churchett | Remedial Trainee / Remedial trainees |
Una Brandon-Jones | Superviser / Supervisor |
Ronald Eng | Waiter |
Reginald Stewart | Man in restaurant |
Susan Glanville | Enthusiastic teacher |
Joanna Dickens | Stout teacher |
Christopher Leaver | Wine merchant |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Albert Finney | Producer |
Les Blair | Producer |