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Work Is a 4-Letter Word

19681h 33m6.0/ 10 · TMDB · 2 votes
Comedy

Dreamlike satire about a young man who resists getting a job at the lone employing conglomerate in his dreary industrial town, but changes his mind when he discovers the plant's boiler room has the perfect climate to assist him with his pet horticultural (fungal) project.

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Directed by Peter Hall

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

David Warner
David Warner

Valentine Brose

Cilla Black
Cilla Black

Betty Dorrick

Alan Howard
Alan Howard

Reverend Mort

John Steiner
John Steiner

Anthony

Zia Mohyeddin
Zia Mohyeddin

Dr Aly Narayana

David Waller

Mr Price

Elizabeth Spriggs
Elizabeth Spriggs

Mrs Murray

Jan Holden
Jan Holden

Mrs Price

Tony Church

Mr Arkwright

Joe Gladwin

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Film details

Released15 Sept 1968
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom
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Joe Gladwin

Pa Brose

Julie May

Mrs Dorrick

Derek Royle
Derek Royle

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