The Strike

The Strike (1988)

Released Comedy · 59 min

 

The Strike (1988)

Released Comedy · 59 min

 

Paul, a former miner, writes a hard-hitting screenplay about his own experiences of the 1984 miners' strike. However, the Hollywood production company that gets hold of his script turns it into a ludicrously sensationalist and anachronistic action film, starring Al Pacino as Arthur Scargill, and Meryl Streep as his wife.
Channel 4 Television,

Paul, a former miner, writes a hard-hitting screenplay about his own experiences of the 1984 miners' strike. However, the Hollywood production company that gets hold of his script turns it into a ludicrously sensationalist and anachronistic action film, starring Al Pacino as Arthur Scargill, and Meryl Streep as his wife.
Channel 4 Television,
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RUNTIME
N/A minRELEASED
Feb 20, 1988COUNTRY
GBLANGUAGE
ENSPOKEN
EnglishBUDGET
N/AREVENUE
N/A

Cast & Crew

Peter Richardson

Directing

Al Pacino as Arthur Scargill

Nigel Planer

Acting

Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor

Adrian Edmondson

Acting

Adrian/Slim/Policeman

Keith Allen

Acting

Film Exec/Camp Actor 2/Celebrity

Ronald Allen

Acting

Prime Minister

Derren Nesbitt

Acting

Chauffeur/McGregor

Steven O'Donnell

Acting

Gerry/2nd Man/Picketer

Daniel Peacock

Acting

Workman 1

Pete Richens

Writing

Workman 2

Jennifer Saunders

Acting

Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill

Alexei Sayle

Acting

Paul

Dawn French

Acting

Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity

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