A Place to Go (Original title)Bethnal Green (Working title)
Dates: 1963 (Copyright), 19 April 1964 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Basil Dearden
Synopsis: The changes in the East End are reflected in the Flint family. All long for a new freedom except Lil. Matt, her husband turns to busking and their son, Ricky agrees to buy his freedom with one night of crime organised by a former friend of Matt's. Jim, his son-in-law, agrees to provide his lorry. At the dogs Ricky meets Cat, the independent girl-friend of Charlie, one of the gang. Ricky's bomb site hide-out is their only place to go. Jim backs out and the raid misfires because Ricky fails to cosh a policeman. The lorry is found blazing and Ricky gets badly burned. Out of hospital, he fights Charlie in a pub. Next day he is bound over and the magistrate forces Cat to say they are engaged. But the bulldozers are demolishing their hide-out.
Genre: Drama
Subject: Bethnal Green
Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v2 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v31 n365 June 1964 Page: 93
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v31 n365 June 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2948 2 Apr 1964 Page: 10
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2948 2 Apr 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8894 1 Apr 1964 Page: 8
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8894 1 Apr 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 29 Apr 1964 Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 29 Apr 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2895 28 Mar 1963 Page: supp
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2895 28 Mar 1963: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Technical credits.
Dates: 1963 (Copyright), 19 April 1964 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Basil Dearden
Synopsis: The changes in the East End are reflected in the Flint family. All long for a new freedom except Lil. Matt, her husband turns to busking and their son, Ricky agrees to buy his freedom with one night of crime organised by a former friend of Matt's. Jim, his son-in-law, agrees to provide his lorry. At the dogs Ricky meets Cat, the independent girl-friend of Charlie, one of the gang. Ricky's bomb site hide-out is their only place to go. Jim backs out and the raid misfires because Ricky fails to cosh a policeman. The lorry is found blazing and Ricky gets badly burned. Out of hospital, he fights Charlie in a pub. Next day he is bound over and the magistrate forces Cat to say they are engaged. But the bulldozers are demolishing their hide-out.
Genre: Drama
Subject: Bethnal Green
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
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In: British National Film Catalogue v2 1964Title: [British National Film Catalogue - v2 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v31 n365 June 1964 Page: 93
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v31 n365 June 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2948 2 Apr 1964 Page: 10
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2948 2 Apr 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: The Daily Cinema n8894 1 Apr 1964 Page: 8
Title: [The Daily Cinema - n8894 1 Apr 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 29 Apr 1964 Page: 6
Title: [Variety - 29 Apr 1964: no known title]Language: English
In: Kine Weekly n2895 28 Mar 1963 Page: supp
Title: [Kine Weekly - n2895 28 Mar 1963: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Technical credits.