Movie: Work Is a 4-Letter Word

Top 10 Billed Cast

David Warner
David Warner

Valentine Brose

Cilla Black
Cilla Black

Betty Dorrick

Alan Howard
Alan Howard

Reverend Mort

John Steiner
John Steiner

Anthony

Zia Mohyeddin
Zia Mohyeddin

Dr Aly Narayana

David Waller
David Waller

Mr Price

Elizabeth Spriggs
Elizabeth Spriggs

Mrs Murray

Jan Holden
Jan Holden

Mrs Price

Tony Church
Tony Church

Mr Arkwright

Joe Gladwin
Joe Gladwin

Pa Brose

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  • Overview

    Dreamlike satire about a young man who resists getting a job at the lone employing conglomerate in his dreary industrial town, but changes his mind when he discovers the plant's boiler room has the perfect climate to assist him with his pet horticultural (fungal) project.

  • Release Date

    1968-09-15

  • Average

    3

  • Rating:

    1.5 starts
  • Tagline

    This Film Is Perfectly Normal ... Only The Characters In It Are A Bit Odd.

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
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