The Weak and the Wicked
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The Weak and the Wicked is a 1954 British drama film about women in prison, notable for its ensemble cast and social-realist portrayal of female incarceration.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Weak and the Wicked canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Joan Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Who Lie in Gaol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Gilbert Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | J. Lee Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Associated British-Pathé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Richard Best NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1950s British cinema ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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prison film ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | BBFC A (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterPlayedBy | Glynis Johns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
female incarceration
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social conditions of women prisoners ⓘ |
| musicBy | Benjamin Frankel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | lives of women in prison ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ensemble cast
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social-realist portrayal of female incarceration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Kenneth Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Group 3 Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1952 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1954-07-06 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Anne Burnaby
NERFINISHED
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J. Lee Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | women's prison ⓘ |
| sourceWorkGenre | autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| sourceWorkSubject | author's experiences in prison ⓘ |
| stars |
Athene Seyler
NERFINISHED
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Diana Dors NERFINISHED ⓘ Glynis Johns NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Hylton NERFINISHED ⓘ John Gregson NERFINISHED ⓘ Olive Sloane NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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