Look Back in Anger
1958 · Movie · 99 min. · United Kingdom
Archetypal British "angry young man" Jimmy Porter (Richard Burton) is a college-educated bloke who can't seem to get any better job than working in a candy store. Jimmy's relationship with his wife Alison (Mary Ure) alternates between hugs and kisses when he's feeling good and verbal abuse when he's down on himself, which is often. Alison's best friend Helena Charles (Claire Bloom) advises Alison to escape her injurious marriage. Left with no one for a punching bag, Jimmy romances Helena. Having suffered a miscarriage, Alison returns, and Helena walks out of Jimmy's life.
Direction Tony Richardson
Cast Richard Burton · Claire Bloom · Mary Ure · Edith Evans · Donald Pleasence · Gary Raymond · George Devine · Nigel Davenport
Soundtrack John Addison
Screenplay Nigel Kneale · John Osborne
Cinematography Oswald Morris
Original title Look Back in Anger
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