Lena, O My Lena

1960 1h 0m EN

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BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Tom, a sensitive Liverpool student, takes a job on a loading dock in a Lancashire factory town. He's smitten with a girl named Lena who works in a machine shop next door and takes her out despite a bullying driver claiming her for himself.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Billie Whitelaw
Lena
Peter McEnery
Tom
Scott Forbes
Glyn
Jeanne Hepple
Peggy
Colin Blakely
Ted
Patrick O'Connell
Derek
Keith Smith
Charlie
Clifford Elkin
Jean-Louis

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ted Kotcheff
Writers: Alun Owen

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Billie Whitelaw and Peter McEnery and Scott Forbes carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0215928 — 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

Ted Kotcheff directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Billie Whitelaw and Peter McEnery and Scott Forbes carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0215928 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.