🎬 Drama, Documentary

Above Us the Earth

⭐ 7.0/10 1977 1h 25m Dir. Karl Francis

About this movie

Independent Welsh filmmaker Karl Francis uses amateur and professional actors to explore the community impact of the 1975 closure of the Ogilvie Colliery in the Rhymney Valley, a few miles from his family home. Critical of the National Coal Board and the trade unions, the film focuses on the fractious interactions between politicians and union leaders, teasing out the forces that are attempting to divide the community.

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Year
1977
Runtime
1h 25m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.0/10
Votes
2
Genre
Drama, Documentary
Director
Karl Francis
Language
EN

Cast

👤
Windsor Rees
👤
Gwenllian Francis
👤
Dai Morgan
👤
Evan Jones
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Questions about Above Us the Earth

Above Us the Earth has a runtime of 1h 25m (1 hour and 25 minutes).
Above Us the Earth was directed by Karl Francis and released in 1977.
Above Us the Earth is a Drama, Documentary film (1977).
The cast of Above Us the Earth includes Windsor Rees, Gwenllian Francis, Dai Morgan, Evan Jones.
Above Us the Earth has a TMDB rating of 7.0/10 based on 2 votes.

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