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Poor Cow (1967)

101 min · Drama, drama film

Popularity4/5
12-month trend3.4k2.2kExpand

12-month trend

Monthly article views

3.4k02025-09: 2,925 views2025-10: 2,488 views2025-11: 2,612 views2025-12: 2,416 views2026-01: 3,448 views2026-02: 2,294 views2026-03: 2,310 views2026-04: 2,230 views2026-05: 2,463 views2026-06: 2,357 views2026-07: 2,532 views2026-08: 2,363 views
Sep2.9kOct2.5kNov2.6kDec2.4kJan3.4kFeb2.3kMar2.3kApr2.2kMay2.5kJun2.4kJul2.5kAug2.4k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Ken Loach

Cast

Carol White, Terence Stamp, John Bindon, Queenie Watts, Kate Williams

The story

18-year-old Joy, who comes from a big family with an alcoholic mother and womanising father, leaves home to marry Tom and they have a son, Johnny. Tom mentally and physically abuses Joy and shows little interest or affection. He has been in prison for four years and, when he is jailed again after being caught attempting a big robbery, Joy and her very young son are left on their own.

Catalogue themes and tags

Husband Wife Relationship, Mother Son Relationship, Kitchen sink realism, Social problem film, Drama, Film adaptation, Romantic drama, Romance Film

Genres

Drama, drama film

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