A rebellious, hard-living factory worker juggles relationships with two women, one of whom is married to another man but pregnant with his child.A rebellious, hard-living factory worker juggles relationships with two women, one of whom is married to another man but pregnant with his child.A rebellious, hard-living factory worker juggles relationships with two women, one of whom is married to another man but pregnant with his child.
- Won 3 BAFTA Awards
- 10 wins & 3 nominations total
- Mrs. Seaton
- (as Elsie Wagstaffe)
- Loudmouth
- (as Colin Blakeley)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe factory scenes were filmed in the same factory that original author Alan Sillitoe worked in during the war when he was making shells and other artillery. At the time of filming, the factory was owned by the Raleigh bicycle company.
- GoofsWhen Arthur and Doreen meet for the first time, her packets of crisps on the counter disappear and reappear between shots.
- Quotes
Arthur Seaton: Mam called me barmy when I told her I fell of a gasometer for a bet. But I'm not barmy, I'm a fighting pit prop that wants a pint of beer, that's me. But if any knowing bastard says that's me I'll tell them I'm a dynamite dealer waiting to blow the factory to kingdom come. I'm me and nobody else. Whatever people say I am, that's what I'm not because they don't know a bloody thing about me! God knows what I am.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Viewpoint: We the Violent: Part 1 (1961)
This film was considered quite shocking at the time of its release because of its frank sexual situations and the freely-discussed topic of abortion. These themes aren't shocking anymore, but one reason for that is the introduction of them in films like this. Shot in black and white, it gives the viewer a picture of life in a bleak factory town, portrayed very realistically by director Karl Reisz. The actors are these people, they're not merely playing them. This is especially true of Finney, who sports a low-class accent and epitomizes the "angry young man" so prevalent in the late '50s. Finney's performance as a young man who takes out his work-week aggression on women, booze and mischief, is as revolutionary as Dean's or Brando's was in American cinema.
Finney is ably backed up by the supporting actors. Roberts is very effective as Brenda, a housewife married to a dull man, and Shirley Anne Field even dressed down is gorgeous as the ingénue who wins Arthur's heart and makes him look at the future. One wonders if he'll ever grow up sufficiently. She's going to have her hands full.
The dialect is very authentic and difficult to understand at times - I actually used my closed captioning. The dialect adds to the whole atmosphere of "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning," another of the rebel movies but in a class all by itself.
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- Also known as
- Samstagnacht bis Sonntagmorgen
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- Budget
- £100,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $370
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1