Work Is a 4-Letter Word

Work Is a 4-Letter Word

93 mins | Comedy | Sept. 15, 1968

Dreamlike satire about a young man who resists getting a job at the lone employing conglomerate in his dreary industrial town, but changes his mind when he discovers the plant's boiler room has the perfect climate to assist him with his pet horticultural (fungal) project.

Work Is a 4-Letter Word

93 mins | Comedy | Sept. 15, 1968

Work Is a 4-Letter Word
Dreamlike satire about a young man who resists getting a job at the lone employing conglomerate in his dreary industrial town, but changes his mind when he discovers the plant's boiler room has the perfect climate to assist him with his pet horticultural (fungal) project.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers
Original title Work Is a 4-Letter Word
Directors Peter Hall
Writers Jeremy Brooks

Cast

David Warner

as Valentine Brose

Cilla Black

as Betty Dorrick

Alan Howard

as Reverend Mort

John Steiner

as Anthony

Zia Mohyeddin

as Dr Aly Narayana

David Waller

as Mr Price

Elizabeth Spriggs

as Mrs Murray

Jan Holden

as Mrs Price

Tony Church

as Mr Arkwright

Joe Gladwin

as Pa Brose

Julie May

as Mrs Dorrick

Derek Royle

as Briggs

Clifford Rose

as Registry Office Clerk

Cyril Cross

as Commissionaire

Paul Dawkins

as Powerplant Guard

Tommy Godfrey

as Mr. Thacker