The Spirit of '45

2013 · 94 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 1,346 VOTES · DIR. Ken Loach

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Overview

How the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,460 lines

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00:00:54 (Jazz)
00:05:34 And we slept five in a bed.
00:09:32 whether they had work for a day or two or for the week.
00:13:31 He said, "if you can have full employment killing Germans
00:16:57 volley and thunder. On July 5th, the...
00:22:15 which must ever be our guide.
00:27:31 They would take anything that the boss ever, ever threw at them
00:31:14 Cleaners.
00:34:46 We used to have collectors
00:38:19 There were some areas
00:42:12 I said, "Hows little Johnny?“
00:45:36 because we could have a train
00:49:25 the government couldn't allow these coal owners to run the mines
00:52:54 We had these fantastic speeches
00:56:24 He gets up and he says, "I take great pride in being the man responsible
01:00:58 We had another baby.
01:04:45 So it was just perfect for young families.
01:08:50 because of a lack of investment.
01:12:04 to twist them straight up my back.
01:16:45 The dockers were left in isolation
01:21:07 asking people to bid for contracts
01:24:44 There weren't committees in every locality managing the council housing.
01:29:24 The day when you see our kids walking the streets of Caerphilly
205:00:00 constructed after the end of the war.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,460
Dialogue density15.5 lines / min
First line00:00:54
Final line205:00:00

Production Record

DirectorKen Loach
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes1,346