Cathy Come Home
1966 · 75 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 1,211 VOTES · DIR. Ken Loach
Overview
A British woman faces a downward social climb thanks to her country's rigid and problem-ridden welfare system.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,328 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:01 (Traffic noise)
00:02:56 Take the brakes out?
00:05:40 - Sod to all the rest. - Yeah.
00:08:42 Of course we can. I'm earning ?25 a week, then there's you.
00:11:59 - How much we got on the HP, then? - Nearly?5 a week.
00:15:24 Reggie's uncle Mac, he was the adventurous type.
00:18:19 Stop your fella putting his feet on the furniture
00:21:28 But I was lovely then.
00:24:21 if people'd mind their own business and let them.
00:27:30 We'll grant an eviction order dated four weeks from now.
00:30:36 They pulled the washing off the line, lights pulled out of their sockets.
00:33:55 - You gonna live here, mister? - Yeah, love.
00:36:51 (Man) In a house, it's all four walls and you're closed in
00:40:03 And of course, with the new housing development, of which we are part
00:43:12 We're gonna have to sell the caravan. There must be somewhere for us.
00:46:20 Some of the people are a little rough.
00:49:33 Well, I'm just taking her up to her room, see?
00:53:12 I climbed in.
00:56:53 And, well, then I had me accident and I lost the job, but...
01:00:11 How can I clothe meself on five bob a week?
01:03:20 Runts! I saw you laughing!
01:06:42 So he tried to force his way in.
01:09:44 It was all so strange, really.
01:13:04 Sorry, I don't take children.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,328
Dialogue density17.7 lines / min
First line00:00:01
Final line01:13:04
Production Record
DirectorKen Loach
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,211