Conversations With a Working Man

Overview

This film expresses John Pilger’s belief that working people are seldom allowed a place in an essentially bourgeois media on their own political terms. In 1971, John Pilger travelled to the West Yorkshire industrial town of Keighley. This documentary features 36-year-old Jack Walker, a dye house worker, and is intended to present the views of a rank-and-file trade unionist: his life, struggle and hopes.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 7, 1971

Original language

English

Cast

Beverley Walker,Audrey Walker,John Walker,John Pilger

Director

Michael Beckham

Producer

Jeremy Wallington,Michael Beckham

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2292445