Look Back in Anger
1959 · Movie · NR · 98 min · ★ 6.7 · 81% critics
A disillusioned, angry university graduate struggles to accept his life among middle-class values. As relationships in a cramped home grow tense, he must confront what fuels his resentment and what it costs.
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Details
- Years
- 1959
- Release date
- 1959-09-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (78 votes)
About
If you like bleak British dramas about anger and strained domestic life, you may enjoy Look Back in Anger, but Not for you if you want likable characters or a lighter mood like Saturday Night and Sunday Morning.
Pros: powerhouse performances; gritty domestic tension; sharp dialogue | Cons: relentless anger; hard to tolerate; some elements feel implausible
Themes
- love triangle
- market
- based on play or musical
- trumpet
- black and white
- class differences
- anger
- kitchen sink realism
- unhappy marriage
Cast & crew
Richard Burton
as Jimmy Porter
Claire Bloom
as Helena Charles
Mary Ure
as Alison Porter
Edith Evans
as Mrs. Tanner
Gary Raymond
as Cliff Lewis
Glen Byam Shaw
as Colonel Redfern
George Devine
as Doctor
Donald Pleasence
as Hurst
Phyllis Neilson-Terry
as Mrs. Redfern
- JE
Jane Eccles
as Miss Drury
Directed by Tony Richardson