The Strike
1988, comedy
59 minutes
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,...
Cast
Al Pacino as Arthur Scargill
Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill
Paul
Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
Goldie/Dutch/Celebrity
Adrian/Slim/Policeman
Film Exec/Camp Actor 2/Celebrity
Speaker/Hunchback
Prime Minister
Tammy
Chauffeur/McGregor
Gerry/2nd Man/Picketer
Workman 1
Workman 2
Crew
Crew
Directing
Director
Editing
Editor
Production
Executive producer
Producer
Writing
Writer
Writer
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