Made in Dagenham

"In the fight for equal rights, an ordinary woman achieves something extraordinary."

2010 1h 53m EN

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Synopsis

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A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.

“In the fight for equal rights, an ordinary woman achieves something extraordinary.”

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Cast

Sally Hawkins
Rita O'Grady
Bob Hoskins
Albert Passingham
Miranda Richardson
Barbara Castle
Geraldine James
Connie
Rosamund Pike
Lisa Hopkins
Andrea Riseborough
Brenda
Daniel Mays
Eddie O'Grady
Jaime Winstone
Sandra

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nigel Cole
Writers: William Ivory
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nigel Cole, shot by John de Borman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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ERA

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Original score by David Arnold. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael Parker 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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Sally Hawkins and Bob Hoskins and Miranda Richardson carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "In the fight for equal rights, an ordinary woman achieves something extraordinary.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1371155 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Nigel Cole directs. John de Borman behind the camera. David Arnold scores. Michael Parker cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Directed by Nigel Cole, shot by John de Borman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by David Arnold. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Michael Parker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sally Hawkins and Bob Hoskins and Miranda Richardson carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "In the fight for equal rights, an ordinary woman achieves something extraordinary.".
7IMDB entry: tt1371155 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "strike", "based on true story", "essex", "labor strike".
9Released under 25 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: John de Borman
Original score: David Arnold
Editing: Michael Parker
Production design: Andrew McAlpine
Costume design: Louise Stjernsward
Makeup / hair: Karen Cohen
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Status: Released
Budget: $7,200,000
Box office: $12,629,471
Return: 175% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Made in Dagenham (2010)

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Andres Gomez2013-12-05
★ 7/10
In spite of being an interesting story and having good cast and performances, it is not as thrilling as it could have been.
CinemaSerf2024-08-11
★ 7/10
This is quite an interesting retrospective look at the efforts made by ordinary, working women to achieve equal recognition, and payment, for their skills and efforts in 1960's Britain. Set against a backdrop of economic torpor; Sally Hawkins and Geraldine James lead a workmanlike cast of British stalwarts who set about to challenge the Ford Motor Company to pay them fairly for their work. Even with a Labour (socialist) government and the formidable Barbara Castle (Miranda Richardson) as Employment & Productivity Secretary in Harold Wilson's government and initial trade union backing; this proved to be a fairly monumental effort involving hardship and strife - at work at at home - for all concerned. At time, humorous, this is a poignant insight into the battles, frequently between what one might reasonably assume to be those on the same side; and even amongst some working men who did not, themselves, believe women merited pecuniary equality. Bob Hoskins is pretty good as the mischievous shop steward who manages to encourage the women to challenge, and sustain their efforts in the face of establishment opposition with Richard Schiff also good as the US Ford manager brought in to "bust" it all... It's a bit simplistic, but certainly worth a watch.