The Strike
Paul, a former miner, writes a hard-hitting screenplay about his own experiences of the 1984 miners' strike. However, the Hollywood production company that gets hold of his script turns it into a ludicrously sensationalist and anachronistic action film, starring Al Pacino as Arthur Scargill, and Meryl Streep as his wife.
Top cast
Peter Richardson
Al Pacino as Arthur Scargill
Jennifer Saunders
Meryl Streep as Mrs Scargill
Alexei Sayle
Paul
Dawn French
Verity/Old Lady/Celebrity
Nigel Planer
Bernard/Old Man/Camp Actor
Robbie Coltrane
Goldie/Dutch/Celebrity
Adrian Edmondson
Adrian/Slim/Policeman
Keith Allen
Film Exec/Camp Actor 2/Celebrity
Rik Mayall
Speaker/Hunchback
Ronald Allen
Prime Minister
Kat Mansoor
Tammy
Derren Nesbitt
Chauffeur/McGregor
Steven O'Donnell
Gerry/2nd Man/Picketer
Daniel Peacock
Workman 1
Pete Richens
Workman 2
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 20, 1988
- Runtime
- 59m
- Original language
- EN
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