We Are the Lambeth Boys
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We Are the Lambeth Boys | |
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Directed by | Karel Reisz |
Produced by | Leon Clore, Robert Adams |
Narrated by | Jon Rollason |
Edited by | John Fletcher |
Music by | John Dankworth |
Release date | 1959 |
Running time | 52 mins. |
Country | Great Britain |
We Are the Lambeth Boys is a 1959 British documentary film directed by Karel Reisz. Filmed in the summer of 1958, it was sponsored by the Ford motor company as part of a 'Look at Britain' series.[1] Lambeth Boys was one of the last films to be made by the Free Cinema movement, and offered a sympathetic portrait of the lives of young working-class people in South London.
Plot
The film focuses on the lives and feelings of the young people such as
Music
Jazz musicians Johnny Dankworth and His Orchestra provided the soundtrack for the film.
Release
Lambeth Boys won the Grand Prix at the Tours Festival Of Short Film in December 1959.[
References
- ^ Dupin, Christophe. "We are the Lambeth Boys (1959)". Screenonline. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Davidson, Alex (4 August 2017). "Hand in Glove: The Smiths, Morrissey and 'kitchen sink' cinema". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
External links
- We Are the Lambeth Boys at the BFI's Screenonline