Family Life (1971 British film)

Family Life
Directed byKen Loach
Screenplay byDavid Mercer
Based onTV play Two Minds by David Mercer
Produced byTony Garnett
Starring
CinematographyCharles Stewart
Edited byRoy Watts
Music byMarc Wilkinson
Production
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Distributed by
Release dates
  • 2 December 1971 (1971-12-02) (UK)
  • 5 October 1972 (1972-10-05) (USA)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£180,000[1]
Box office$1,827,374SEK ($291,648USD)

Family Life (US: Wednesday's Child)[2] is a 1971 British drama film directed by Ken Loach from a screenplay by David Mercer.[3] It is a remake of In Two Minds, an episode of the BBC's Wednesday Play series first transmitted by the BBC in March 1967, which was also written by Mercer and directed by Loach.[4]

  1. ^ Walker, Alexander (1974). Hollywood, England. London & New York City: Harrap/Stein and Day. p. 381.
  2. ^ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Lanham, Maryland & Plymouth, UK: Scarecrow Press. p. 344. ISBN 9780810863781.
  3. ^ "Family Life (1971)". BFI. Archived from the original on 10 March 2017.
  4. ^ Kemp, Philip (2003–14). "Family Life (1971)". BFI Screenonline. Retrieved 8 April 2019.