Film

Work Is a 4-Letter Word

1968 · 1h 33m · Comedy

This Film Is Perfectly Normal ... Only The Characters In It Are A Bit Odd.

IMDb

5.4

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.

David Warner

Valentine Brose

Cilla Black

Betty Dorrick

Alan Howard

Reverend Mort

John Steiner

Anthony

Zia Mohyeddin

Dr Aly Narayana

David Waller

Mr Price

Elizabeth Spriggs

Mrs Murray

Jan Holden

Mrs Price

Tony Church

Mr Arkwright

Joe Gladwin

Pa Brose

Julie May

Mrs Dorrick

Derek Royle

Briggs

Clifford Rose

Registry Office Clerk

Cyril Cross

Commissionaire

Paul Dawkins

Powerplant Guard

Tommy Godfrey

Mr. Thacker

• Peter HallDirector
• Jeremy BrooksWriter
• Thomas ClydeProducer
• Gilbert TaylorDirector of Photography
• Guy WoolfendenOriginal Music Composer

Release date

September 15, 1968

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

PG

Genres

Comedy

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