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The Song of the Shirt
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The Song of the Shirt

Jan 1, 1979
2h 9m
★ 0.0

Overview

Song tells the story of the women who worked in Victorian London's clothing sweatshops, eschewing a conventional narrative in favour of a series of still photographs and acted reconstructions to show that this story has been rewritten/written-over many times before.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

British Film Institute Production Board

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Cast

Martha Gibson

Martha Gibson

Geraldine Pilgrim

Geraldine Pilgrim

Anna McNiff

Anna McNiff

Liz Myers

Liz Myers

Jill Greenhalgh

Jill Greenhalgh

Sally Cranfield

Sally Cranfield

Paul Bentall

Paul Bentall

Fraser Cains

Fraser Cains

Gale Burns

Gale Burns

Martin Thom

Martin Thom

Edward Clayton

Edward Clayton

Tony Maples

Tony Maples