The story of two deaf mutes who work on the docks and live together in a dingy lodging house. A study in isolation - influenced by the Italian neo-realist school. One of the first films of the British ‘Free Cinema’ movement.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322935
Language
English
Subject categories
Experimental → Experimental films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Deafness
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Hearing impaired
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)