| Poor Cow | |
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 DVD cover for Poor Cow | |
| Directed by | Ken Loach |
| Screenplay by | Nell Dunn Ken Loach |
| Based on | Poor Cow (novel) by Nell Dunn |
| Produced by | Joseph Janni Edward Joseph executive Nat Cohen |
| Starring | Terence Stamp Carol White John Bindon Queenie Watts Kate Williams Billy Murray |
| Cinematography | Brian Probyn |
| Edited by | Roy Watts |
| Music by | Donovan |
Production company | Vic Films Productions |
| Distributed by | Anglo-Amalgamated |
Release date |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £210,000[1] or £228,206[2] |
| Box office | $1,400,000 (US/ Canada)[3] |
Poor Cow (also known as No Tears for Joy) is a 1967 British kitchen sink drama film directed by Ken Loach and starring Carol White and Terence Stamp.[4] It was written by Loach and Nell Dunn based on Dunn's 1967 novel of the same name. It was Loach's first feature film, after a series of TV productions. The film was re-released in the UK in 2016.[5]
- ^ Alexander Walker, Hollywood, England, Stein and Day, 1974 p377
- ^ Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 360
- ^ "Big Rental Films of 1968", Variety, 8 January 1969 p 15. Please note this figure is a rental accruing to distributors.
- ^ "Poor Cow". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ Des Forges, Catharine (2016). "A love letter to Carol White". Retrieved 11 April 2020.