Notre Dame London: Fischer Hall Library

The navigators

The navigators [DVD] / a Parallax Pictures, Road Movies Filmproduction and Tornasol/Alta Films production in association with Channel 4 ... Arte-Arte Cinema ... ; producer, Rebecca O'Brien ; screenplay by Rob Dawber ; director, Ken Loach. - London : British Film Institute, c2002. - 1 dvd (92, 67 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2001. Special features include 'Railing against it', a documentary about the film's writer, Rober Dawber; 'Making tracks', an early British Transport film; deleted scenes with editor's commentary.

Credits: Photography, Mike Eley, Barry Ackroyd ; editor, Jonathan Morris ; music, George Fenton ; costume designer, Theresa Hughes ; production designer, Martin Johnson. Credits: Photography, Mike Eley, Barry Ackroyd ; editor, Jonathan Morris ; music, George Fenton ; costume designer, Theresa Hughes ; production designer, Martin Johnson.

Cast: Dean Andrews, Tom Craig, Joe Duttine, Sean Glenn, Steve Huison, Venn Tracey, John Aston, Juliet Bates, Charlie Brown.

As big business takes hold of the rail industry, a local depot gang is forced to either adapt to the new managerial double-talk or take chances with receiving severance pay. Agreements set long ago are suddenly undermined by a new managing director who wipes the slate clean. Tensions mount when the men show up the the depot only to find there is no work for them.

UK cert. 15.


DVD region 2.

BAFTA Awards, 2002: BAFTA TV Award - Best New Writer (Rob Dawber).

BFIVD 539 British Film Institute


Railroad stations--Drama.
Railroads--Employees--Drama.
Railroads--Employees--Pensions--Drama.
Severance pay--Drama.
Feature films--Great Britain.

DVD: NAVI

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