The Angry Silence

The Angry Silence
Directed by	Guy Green
Produced by	Richard Attenborough Bryan Forbes Jack Rix
Written by	Bryan Forbes
Starring	Richard Attenborough Pier Angeli Michael Craig Bernard Lee
Music by	Malcolm Arnold
Cinematography	Arthur Ibbetson
Editing by	Anthony Harvey
Distributed by	British Lion Film Corporation
Release date(s)	15 March 1960
Running time	95 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Angry Silence is a 1960 British drama film directed by Guy Green and starring Richard Attenborough. Screenwriter Bryan Forbes won a BAFTA Award and an Oscar nomination for his contribution. It was also entered into the 10th Berlin International Film Festival.

The story is about a factory worker who refuses to take part in an unofficial strike and is ostracised by the other workers as a scab.

Cast

• Richard Attenborough as Tom Curtis
• Pier Angeli as Anna Curtis
• Michael Craig as Joe Wallace
• Bernard Lee as Bert Connolly
• Alfred Burke as Travers
• Geoffrey Keen as Davis
• Laurence Naismith as Martindale
• Russell Napier as Thompson
• Penelope Horner as Pat
• Brian Bedford as Eddie
• Brian Murray as Gladys
• Norman Bird as Roberts
• Beckett Bould as Arkwright
• Oliver Reed as Mick
• Edna Petrie as Harpy
• Lloyd Pearson as Howarth
• Norman Shelley as Seagrave
• Daniel Farson as Himself
• Alan Whicker as Himself
• Ronald Hines as Ball
• Bernard Horsfall as Pryce-Evans
• Roger Maxwell as Collins
• George Murcell as Jones
• Gerald Sim as Masters

Production

Kenneth More was initially considered for the lead role which Richard Attenborough played.

External links

• The Angry Silence at the TCM Movie Database
• The Angry Silence at the Internet Movie Database
• The Angry Silence at AllRovi
• BFI Screenonline
• Britmovie