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Hard Labour

Mike Leigh

1973 • 1h 11m

A quiet and put-upon house cleaner breaks her silence.

Hard Labour

Cast

Liz Smith

Liz SmithMrs. Thornley

Clifford KershawMr. Thornley

Polly Hemingway

Polly HemingwayAnn Thornley

Bernard Hill

Bernard HillEdward Thornley

Alison Steadman

Alison SteadmanVeronica Thornley

Vanessa Harris Mrs. Stone

Cyril VarleyMr. Stone

Linda Beckett

Linda BeckettJulie

Ben Kingsley

Ben KingsleyNaseem

Alan Erasmus

Alan ErasmusBarry

Rowena ParrJune

June WhittakerMrs. Rigby

Paula TilbrookMrs. Thornley's Friend

Keith WashingtonMr. Shaw

Louis RaynesTallyman

Crew

Mike Leigh

Mike LeighDirector

Tony Pierce-Roberts

Tony Pierce-RobertsDirector of Photography

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