| Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money. This tragic flaw leads him to risk all that he loves and values, his beloved family, indeed even his immortal soul and salvation, in blind pursuit of that goal. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 09, 1993 |
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| Director: | Ken Loach |
| Writer: | Jim Allen |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | communion dress, priest, working class, catholic, unemployment, manchester |
| Production Companies | Parallax Pictures, Film4 Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bruce Jones | Bob |
| Julie Brown | Anne |
| Gemma Phoenix | Coleen |
| Ricky Tomlinson | Tommy |
| Tom Hickey | Father Barry |
| Mike Fallon | Jimmy |
| Ronnie Ravey | Butcher |
| Lee Brennan | Irishman |
| Karen Henthorn | Young Mother |
| Christine Abbott | May |
| Geraldine Ward | Tracey |
| William Ash | Joe |
| Matthew Clucas | Sean |
| Anna Jaskolka | Shop Assistant |
| Jonathan James | Tansey |
| Anthony Bodell | Ted |
| Bob Mullane | Ted's Mate |
| Jack Marsden | Mike |
| Jimmy Coleman | Dixie (as Jim R. Coleman) |
| George Moss | Dean |
| Jackie Richmond | Club Steward |
| Derek Alleyn | Factory Boss |
| Tony Audenshaw | Drug Pusher |
| Little Tony | Cliff |
| Tracey Adamson | |
| Susan Cookson | |
| Stephen Lord | |
| Corinne Heritage | |
| Anne Martin |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ken Loach | Director |
| Jim Allen | Writer |
| Barry Ackroyd | Director of Photography |
| Stewart Copeland | Original Music Composer |
| Jonathan Morris | Editor |
| Fergus Clegg | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sally Hibbin | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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I watched this to see Bruce Jones in it, who I know from long ago Coronation Street. He performed well with a limiting script. I mean, there was plenty of emotional highs and lows for him to strut his stuff, but the plot seemed weak and fell back on stereotypes. I had trouble with his being too prou ... d to accept charity but he has no qualms about breaking the law. Do those two standards really fit with each other? I was poor for several years as a young adult and never came close to that sort of reasoning. I am in the U.S. but I have watched a lot of British programming and movies over the years and usually manage the accents quite well, but these folks often spoke very fast and low, and I missed half or more of some conversations . Luckily the plot was so simple it was still easy to follow what was going on. I give the ending credit for not being predictable, but it also seemed kind of pat, deus es machina.