Poor Cow (1967)

London in the 1960's: this is an account of a young woman trying to cope while her husband, a small time thief, is in jail. Clutching at any slight chance of happiness, she has a promiscuous relationship with his best friend which in turn leads to heart breaking consequences.

Poor Cow is a poignant, controversial slice of raw social realism, and in true Loach style, is an imaginative exploration of the thin line separating fiction and real-life.

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Production Credits

Director: Ken Loach
Producer: Joseph Janni
Screenplay by: Nell Dunn, Ken Loach (based on the novel by Nell Dunn)
Music by: Donovan
Camera: Brian Probyn
Editor: Roy Watts
Production Design: Bernard Sarron

Cast

Joy Carol White
Tom John Bindon
Dave Terence Stamp
Beryl Kate Williams
Aunt Emm Queenie Watts