Drama

The Angry Silence

- Rough, Tough, Deeply Moving

When the union in his factory walks out on strike, a family man refuses to participate, risking the wrath — and retaliation — of his fellow workers.

Release Date : 1960-03-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Beaver Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Tom Curtis

Original Name : Richard Attenborough

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anna Curtis

Original Name : Pier Angeli

Gender : Female

Character Name : Joe Wallace

Original Name : Michael Craig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bert Connolly

Original Name : Bernard Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Travers

Original Name : Alfred Burke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Davis

Original Name : Geoffrey Keen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Martindale

Original Name : Laurence Naismith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thompson

Original Name : Russell Napier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pat

Original Name : Penelope Horner

Gender : Female

Character Name : Eddie

Original Name : Brian Bedford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gladys

Original Name : Brian Murray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roberts

Original Name : Norman Bird

Gender : Male

Character Name : Arkwright

Original Name : Beckett Bould

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mick

Original Name : Oliver Reed

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harpy

Original Name : Edna Petrie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Howarth

Original Name : Lloyd Pearson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Seagrave

Original Name : Norman Shelley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Daniel Farson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Alan Whicker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ball

Original Name : Ronald Hines

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pryce-Evans

Original Name : Bernard Horsfall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Collins

Original Name : Roger Maxwell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jones

Original Name : George Murcell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Masters

Original Name : Gerald Sim

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mavis

Original Name : Marianne Stone

Gender : Female

Character Name : Green

Original Name : Michael Wynne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chuck

Original Name : David Jarrett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Bennett

Original Name : Noel Hood

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cathy

Original Name : Marilyn Green

Gender : Female

Character Name : Brian

Original Name : Stephen Lindo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Teenage Girl

Original Name : Irene Barrie

Gender : Female

Character Name : Teenage Girl

Original Name : Karal Gardner

Gender : Female

Character Name : Matthews

Original Name : Tony Doonan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lewis

Original Name : Frederick Peisley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Keyes

Original Name : Piers Keelan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harris

Original Name : Michael Lees

Gender : Male

Character Name : Betty

Original Name : Eve Eden

Gender : Female

Character Name : Julia

Original Name : Lisa Page

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Dolores Mantez

Gender : Female

Character Name : Intern

Original Name : John Charlesworth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ambulance Driver

Original Name : Redmond Phillips

Gender : Male

Character Name : Porter

Original Name : Michael Raghan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sister

Original Name : Jessica Spencer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Police Inspector

Original Name : Deering Wells

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Graham Rowe

Gender : Male

Character Name : TV Producer

Original Name : Roland Bartrop

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-09-25

Though Richard Attenborough takes top billing in this drama, I think Bernard Lee actually delivers the more potent performance as the shop steward "Bert". He calls for an unofficial strike of the workers at an engineering plant. Out they go, well most of them do - and it is soon clear to the audience that there is an agitator amongst the workforce intent on using this dispute for a greater purpose. We also encounter a few local hoodlums who have few scruples when it comes to persecuting - violently at times - those few workers who cross their picket line and continue to work. "Curtis" (Attenborough) is one such man. He already has a young son, and his wife is expecting his second child - so money is too tight for him not to get a wage. Pretty soon he is the victim of a vendetta from his erstwhile colleagues as they ostracise him completely. Director Bryan Forbes and co-star Michael Craig ("Wallace") had a hand in the writing and that is powerful. It generates a genuine sense of menace as those daring to break the strike find their property and their physical safety compromised whilst their erstwhile friends struggle with their consciences. Brian Bedford also stands out as the thuggish "Barrett" and there is also a potent, if sparing, contribution from Pier Angeli as the young man's wife "Anna". Ordinarily, one might expect this story to be about the abuse of power by an employer; here, though, the abuses are clearly coming from those with a broader agenda quite capable of mobilising a workforce of political sheep. The ending is rather rushed - almost incomplete, unfortunately but the ensemble and the toic work really well here to create a thought-provoking piece of cinema that packs a lot into ninety minutes.