Work Is a 4-Letter Word
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Dreamlike satire about a young man who resists getting a job at the lone employing conglomerate in his dreary industrial town, but changes his mind when he discovers the plant's boiler room has the perfect climate to assist him with his pet horticultural (fungal) project.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1968-09-15
Runtime: 93 mins
Director: Peter Hall
Writer: Jeremy Brooks
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy
Original title: Work Is a 4-Letter Word
Production Companies:
Production Countries: United Kingdom
Cast
David Warner
Cilla Black
Alan Howard
John Steiner
Zia Mohyeddin
David Waller
Elizabeth Spriggs
Jan Holden
Tony Church
Joe Gladwin
Julie May
Derek Royle
Clifford Rose
Cyril Cross
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