United Kingdom / Mar 26, 1963 / PG
1h 34min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Everyone else knows she is now shacked up with married bus driver Bert and a toddler, and they all watch with more than a little interest at the trail of mayhem Charlie leaves as he goes about sorting things out.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Griffith Davies | Chunky |
| Murray Melvin | Georgie |
| Arthur Mullard | Ted |
| Peggy Ann Clifford | Ted's Wife |
| Wally Patch | Watchman |
| Bob Grant | Perce |
| Stephen Lewis | Caretaker |
| Queenie Watts | Queenie |
| Victor Spinetti | Arnold |
| Jenny Sontag | Momma |
| May Scagnelli | Gran |
| Fanny Carby | Lil |
| Yootha Joyce | Barmaid |
| Janet Howse | Janet |
| John Junkin | Bridge Operator |
| Harry H. Corbett | Greengrocer |
| Marjie Lawrence | Girl |
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| Glynn Edwards | Charlie's Friend |
| Gerry Raffles | Lorry Driver |
| Rita Webb | Maggie's Neighbor |
| Eve Eden | Eve |
| Paddy Joyce | Barman |
Genres
ComedyDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Sparrows Can't Sing |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 26 marzo 1963 |
| Production | Donald Taylor |
| Writer | Stephen Lewis, Joan Littlewood |
| Editing | Oswald Hafenrichter |
| Cinematography | Mutz Greenbaum, Desmond Dickinson, Peter Allwork |
| Assistant directors | Peter Medak, Joan Littlewood, Estelle Stewart, Barbara Rowland |
| Camera operators | Peter Allwork, Mutz Greenbaum, Desmond Dickinson |
| Additional photography | Mutz Greenbaum, Desmond Dickinson, Peter Allwork |
| Production design | Bernard Sarron |
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| Art direction | Bernard Sarron |
| Set decoration | Bernard Sarron |
| Music | Stanley Black, James Stevens, Lionel Bart, Kevin Sutton, Stephen Cross, Len Abbott |
| Sound | Stanley Black, James Stevens, Kevin Sutton, Stephen Cross, Len Abbott, Lionel Bart |
| Costume design | Polly Young, Bill Lodge |
| Makeup | Bill Lodge, Polly Young |
| Hairstyling | Polly Young, Bill Lodge |
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