Directed by:
Alan ClarkeScreenplay:
Roy MintonCinematography:
Phil MéheuxCast:
Ray Winstone, Mick Ford, Julian Firth, Ray Burdis, Philip Jackson, Danny John-Jules, Perry Benson, P. H. Moriarty, Phil Daniels, Sean Chapman, Patrick Murray (more)Plots(1)
After the banning of their original 1977 BBC TV version (Scum), director Alan Clarke and writer Roy Minton set out to remake their drama for the big screen to ensure that their vision got the audience it deserved. The resulting film was an even more vitriolic portrait of a corrupt and violent institution which stunned cinema audiences and caused outrage. Uncompromising in its depiction of everyday violence, retribution, suicide and sexual assault, Scum remains a cornerstone of the British realist cinema movement, and a savage and still shocking indictment of institutionalised violence and abuse. (Powerhouse Films)
(more)Cast
Ray Winstone
UK
Best movies:
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Mick Ford
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Best movies:
Scum (1979)
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Julian Firth
UK
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John Adams (2008) (series)
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Ray Burdis
UK
Best movies:
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Philip Jackson
UK
Best movies:
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Danny John-Jules
UK
Best movies:
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The Whistleblower (2010)
Scum (1979)
Perry Benson
Best movies:
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Scum (1979)
P. H. Moriarty
UK
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Phil Daniels
UK
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Sean Chapman
UK
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Scum (1979)
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Patrick Murray
UK
Best movies:
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Bill Dean
UK
Best movies:
John Grillo
UK
Best movies:
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Charles Rayford
Best movies:
A Night to Remember (1958)
Scum (1979)
Repulsion (1965)
Ray Jewers
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Scum (1979)
Herbert Norville
UK
Best movies:
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Scum (1979)
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Peter Howell
UK
Best movies:
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Shadowlands (1993)
Our Mutual Friend (1998) (series)
John Blundell
Best movies:
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Nil by Mouth (1997)
Jo Kendall
UK
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