The Spongers

1978 1h 44m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

DramaTV Movie

Synopsis

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In the days leading up the Queen's Silver Jubilee, Pauline, a recently separated single mother, receives a visit from a bailiff and is given 15 days to address her overdue rent payments. Meanwhile, the local council is under pressure to cut expenditure, and their decisions result in Pauline's mentally handicapped daughter Paula being transferred from a care home for special needs children to an old people's home, where she is all alone.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Christine Hargreaves
Pauline
Bernard Hill
Sullivan
Peter Kerrigan
Peter
Paula McDonagh
Paula
Gary Todd
Gary
Grace Allen
Grace
Dawn Booth
Baby Dawn
Angela Catherall
Jackie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roland Joffé
Writers: Jim Allen
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roland Joffé, shot by Nat Crosby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Bill Shapter 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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Christine Hargreaves and Bernard Hill and Peter Kerrigan carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0216230 — 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

Roland Joffé directs. Nat Crosby behind the camera. Bill Shapter cuts. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Roland Joffé, shot by Nat Crosby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Bill Shapter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Christine Hargreaves and Bernard Hill and Peter Kerrigan carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0216230 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.