The $5.20 an Hour Dream

1980 1h 44m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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A debt-ridden divorced mother and factory worker strives to get a higher-paying job on the traditionally all-male main assembly line.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Linda Lavin
Ellen Lissick
Richard Jaeckel
Albert Kleinschmidt
Nicholas Pryor
Ed Lissick
Pamela McMyler
Ginny
Mayf Nutter
Randy
Taurean Blacque
Jive
Fredric Cook
Checker
Robert Davi
Bobby Jim

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Russ Mayberry
Writers: Robert E. Thompson
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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46 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Russ Mayberry, shot by Héctor R. Figueroa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ken Zemke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Linda Lavin and Richard Jaeckel and Nicholas Pryor carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0080309 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Russ Mayberry directs. Héctor R. Figueroa behind the camera. Ken Zemke cuts. Produced in United States of America.

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146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Russ Mayberry, shot by Héctor R. Figueroa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Ken Zemke shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Linda Lavin and Richard Jaeckel and Nicholas Pryor carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0080309 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.