The Cause
1981, English. Directed by Barry Davis.
"I wish I could write ... about what Spain was like - a real cause. Not just Cornford, Hemingway and Orwell, but the ordinary blokes who went." A confused industrial dispute at a London hospital triggers off in trade unionist George Harley 's mind memories of his days fighting in the Spanish Civil War, when the issues seemed so much clearer.
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Barry DavisDirector
- Jimmy JewelGeorge Harley - England 1980
- Andrew FellGeorge Harley - Spain 1936
- David SuchetReger
- Tony CaunterDolly
- Clive MerrisonRennie
- Bill BufferyConway
- Elizabeth SpriggsOlive James
- Tim WyltonRoberts
- Eamon BolandMonroe
- Elizabeth RomillyElizabeth
- Kelvin SpoonerKarl
- Jonathan BurnSpanish guide
Details
- Released
- 3 February 1981
- Written by
- Derek Lister
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Who directed The Cause?
The Cause (1981) was directed by Barry Davis and stars Jimmy Jewel, Andrew Fell, David Suchet.