Films about the miners strike? - Britmovie

Harold Shand · 23-04-2008, 10:20 PM

The first one I can remember was Brassed Off in 1996 followed by Bily Elliott in 2000. Surely there must have been some in the 1980s?

CaptainWaggett · 23-04-2008, 10:34 PM

Brassed Off wasn't actually about the 1984/85 strike - it was about the later pit closures. There's the Comic Strip's The Strike and an episode of Our Friends in the North was about it, I think.

christoph404 · 23-04-2008, 11:05 PM

"The Strike" was pretty good with Al Pacino as Arthur Scargill and Meryl Streep as his wife.

dylan · 24-04-2008, 05:57 AM

The Battle of Orgreave (2001)

D.

DB7 · 24-04-2008, 07:11 AM

Charbons ardents (2000)

Lord Lucan · 03-05-2008, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by dylan

The Battle of Orgreave (2001)

D.

Mounted police charging miners on picket lines, this was Thatchers Britain. I wept as I watched it on the news and it still upsets me today.

The battle of Orgreave will be on Thatchers conscience for ever.

716Jones · 03-05-2008, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Lucan

Mounted police charging miners on picket lines, this was Thatchers Britain. I wept as I watched it on the news and it still upsets me today.

The battle of Orgreave will be on Thatchers conscience for ever.

What makes you think Thatcher has got a conscience? As someone who was there that day and was lucky enough to come away with just a few bruises, I can tell you the news didn't show half of what went on.

Anyway, back to the subject, there was a play shown on TV about the strike but I can't remember any details or when it was shown other than that it was before 1991. I can remember a scene in the WMC where the members were talking about coal versus nuclear power but nothing else comes to mind. Maybe someone out there knows more.

dylan · 03-05-2008, 03:52 PM

Amber Films have the Coalfield Trilogy:

The Scar (1997) - Plot summary

Like Father (2001)

Shooting Magpies (2005)

Amber Films - The Catalogue - Amber Online

D.

clemo · 22-06-2008, 07:07 PM

If anyone is interested i have a short news reel film about the miners srike taken outside yorkshire main colliery. you can find it on my mining web site at

YORKSHIRE MAIN COLLIERY | AND OTHER LOCAL MINES

union/ strike page.

winsfordtown · 22-06-2008, 07:51 PM

Faith (2005) (TV)

m35541 · 23-06-2008, 08:26 AM

There's also a tedious art film called Roccinate starring John Hurt which I had the misfortune to see at the London Film Festival one year. It features Hurt wondering across various deserted country cottages whilst the miner's strike is alluded to in the background. I think the point of the film is the old cliche that we don't have a "green and pleasant land" any more.

After the screening various members of the audience gave the director some stick about how obscure it was and that miners wouldn't understand it - a bit patronising I thought since they wouldn't be the only ones !!

glyn horton · 23-06-2008, 08:18 PM

Miss Rhymney Valley (1985) directed by Karl Francis.

D Cairns · 24-06-2008, 12:23 AM

The Big Man references it too, but not very effectively.

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CaptainWaggett is swimming in icy waters Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: London Posts: 3,746 Country: iTrader: (0)	Brassed Off wasn't actually about the 1984/85 strike - it was about the later pit closures. There's the Comic Strip's The Strike and an episode of Our Friends in the North was about it, I think.

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dylan has no status. Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: London Posts: 518 Country: iTrader: (0)	Amber Films have the Coalfield Trilogy: The Scar (1997) - Plot summary Like Father (2001) Shooting Magpies (2005) Amber Films - The Catalogue - Amber Online D.

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m35541 has no status. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London Posts: 86 Country: iTrader: (0)	There's also a tedious art film called Roccinate starring John Hurt which I had the misfortune to see at the London Film Festival one year. It features Hurt wondering across various deserted country cottages whilst the miner's strike is alluded to in the background. I think the point of the film is the old cliche that we don't have a "green and pleasant land" any more. After the screening various members of the audience gave the director some stick about how obscure it was and that miners wouldn't understand it - a bit patronising I thought since they wouldn't be the only ones !!

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