| Look Back in Anger | |
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| Directed by | Tony Richardson |
| Written by | Nigel Kneale |
| Based on | Look Back in Anger by John Osborne |
| Produced by | Harry Saltzman Gordon Scott |
| Starring | Richard Burton Claire Bloom Mary Ure Edith Evans |
| Cinematography | Oswald Morris |
| Edited by | Richard Best |
| Music by | Chris Barber |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £250,000[2] |
| Box office | $1.1 million (est. US/ Canada rentals)[3] |
Look Back in Anger is a 1959 British kitchen sink drama film starring Richard Burton, Claire Bloom and Mary Ure and directed by Tony Richardson. The film is based on John Osborne's play about a love triangle involving an intelligent but disaffected working-class young man (Jimmy Porter), his upper-middle-class, impassive wife (Alison) and her haughty best friend (Helena Charles). Cliff, an amiable Welsh lodger, attempts to keep the peace. The character of Ma Tanner, only referred to in the play, is brought to life in the film by Edith Evans as a dramatic device to emphasise the class difference between Jimmy and Alison. The film and play are classic examples of the British cultural movement known as kitchen sink realism.
- ^ "Overview". TCM. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ Alexander Walker, Hollywood, England, Stein and Day, 1974 p59
- ^ "1959: Probable Domestic Take", Variety, 6 January 1960 p 34