The Chain (1984 film)
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| Directed by | Jack Gold |
| Written by | Jack Rosenthal |
| Produced by | Victor Glynn |
| Starring | Maurice Denham, Nigel Hawthorne, Denis Lawson, Leo McKern, Warren Mitchell, Rita Wolf |
| Cinematography | Wolfgang Suschitzky |
| Edited by | Bill Blunden |
| Music by | Stanley Myers |
| Distributed by | Film Four International Rank Organisation |
Release date | 1984 |
Running time | 100 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £1.15 million[1] |
The Chain is a 1984 British comedy drama film directed by Jack Gold. It stars Maurice Denham, Nigel Hawthorne, Denis Lawson and Leo McKern. The film was produced and distributed by Film Four International.[2]
Cast
- Denis Lawson as Keith
- Rita Wolf as Carrie
- Phyllis Logan as Alison
- David Troughton as Dudley
- Jade Magri as Tasha
- Maurice Denham as Grandpa
- Nigel Hawthorne as Mr. Thorn
- Anna Massey as Betty Thorn
- Billie Whitelaw as Mrs. Andreos
- Judy Parfitt as Deidre
- John Rowe as Alex
- Matthew Blakstad as Mark
- Charlotte Long as Rosemary
- Leo McKern as Thomas
- Herbert Norville as Des
- Carmen Munroe as Des's Mum
- Ron Pember as Stan
- Warren Mitchell as Bamber - removal man
- Bernard Hill as Nick - removal man
Plot
The Chain tells the story of seven households that comprise a circular property chain, and various moving company employees who are tasked with assisting each household in their move. It follows the trials and tribulations, from trivial to profound, each household and mover (who are each guilty of one of the seven deadly sins) endures during the moving process.
In 1994 a spin-off series, Moving Story, was made for ITV in which Warren Clarke played the part of Bamber.
References
- ^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 20.
- ^ Punch - Volume 288, Part 2 - Page 57 1985 - If the Turkish baths can be construed as a sort of metaphor for Britain today, then The Chain (PC, Odeon Haymarket) may also be ... In fact, we know it's a rather more serious business because we're told so by Warren Mitchell as leader of a splendidly glum quartet of removal men who are deeply into Socratic philosophy. It's the chain of life, no less. The film, while inspired on occasion - Nigel Hawthorne as the sort of husband who removes all the fixtures and Anna Massey as his extremely long-suffering wife, are hilarious - is inevitably episodic and those episodes often become plodding under Jack Cold's less-than-dazzling direction. If Steaming remains theatre, The Chain appears resolutely strung-out TV sitcom.
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