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The Contact (1963 film)

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The Contact
Directed byPhilip Wrestler
StarringJohn Hurt
Pauline Collins
Wendy Richard
Release date
1963
Running time
12 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Contact is a 1963 British educational short film directed by Philip Wrestler. It stars John Hurt in one of his first film roles, as a physically disabled teenager with cerebral palsy.[1] The film was sponsored by the Spastics Society and designed to educate and combat prejudice against the disabled among young people.[2] The film also featured early appearances by Pauline Collins and Wendy Richard.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Film of the month: The Contact". Wellcome Library.
  2. ^ Film User -1966 Volume 20 - Page 318 "THE CONTACT", and learn how some youth club members changed their ideas about Spastics— coming finally to know one ... "
  3. ^ "Wellcome Library /MIS Coll". wellcomelibrary.org.