The Cause (1981)
"I wish I could write ... about what Spain was like - a real cause. Not just Cornford, Hemingway and Orwell, but the ordinary blokes who went." A confused industrial dispute at a London hospital triggers off in trade unionist George Harley 's mind memories of his days fighting in the Spanish Civil War, when the issues seemed so much clearer.
Director: Barry Davis
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Jimmy Jewel as George Harley - England 1980 |
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Andrew Fell as George Harley - Spain 1936 |
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David Suchet as Reger |
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Tony Caunter as Dolly |
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Clive Merrison as Rennie |
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Bill Buffery as Conway |
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Elizabeth Spriggs as Olive James |
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Tim Wylton as Roberts |
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Eamon Boland as Monroe |
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Elizabeth Romilly as Elizabeth |
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Kelvin Spooner as Karl |
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Jonathan Burn as Spanish guide |
| Production | Terry Coles | Producer |
| Directing | Barry Davis | Director |
| Writing | Derek Lister | Writer |