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The Song of the Shirt

The Song of the Shirt

1979-01-01
  • Documentary
2 hours 9 minutes

Song tells the story of the women who worked in Victorian London's clothing sweatshops, eschewing a conventional narrative in favour of a series of still photographs and acted reconstructions to show that this story has been rewritten/written-over many times before.

Sue ClaytonDirector
Jonathan CurlingDirector

Top Billed Cast

Martha Gibson

Martha Gibson

Geraldine Pilgrim

Anna McNiff

Liz Myers

Jill Greenhalgh

Sally Cranfield

Paul Bentall

Paul Bentall

Fraser Cains

Fraser Cains

Gale Burns

Martin Thom

Edward Clayton

Tony Maples

Richard Barnett

Robbie Barnett

Bob Biddiscombe

Liz Biddiscombe

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