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Up the Junction (Original title)
Dates: 1967 (Copyright), 10 March 1968 (Release)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom

Directed by: Peter Collinson

Synopsis: Eighteen year-old Polly decides to turn her back on her wealthy background in Chelsea and undertake a more 'down to earth' lifestyle. She moves to Battersea and gets a job in a sweet factory where she is initiated into a way of life she had previously been sheltered from. She later meets Peter, a nineteen year old second-hand furniture assistant, who aspires to be part of the world she has just left. The film centres on the relationship between two young people with conflicting ambitions.

Genre:
Drama
Releases
Date: 10 March 1968Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 119 mins Length: 10713 FeetDialogue (original): English

Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)

Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10704 FeetBFI identifier: C-183333
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)



Film materials(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 10704 FeetBFI identifier: C-183333
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)