Above Us the Earth

1977 85 min

Overview

Independent Welsh filmmaker Karl Francis uses amateur and professional actors to explore the community impact of the 1975 closure of the Ogilvie Colliery in the Rhymney Valley, a few miles from his family home. Critical of the National Coal Board and the trade unions, the film focuses on the fractious interactions between politicians and union leaders, teasing out the forces that are attempting to divide the community.

Genres

Drama Documentary

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Spoken Languages

No spoken language data available.

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Cast

Windsor Rees

Gwenllian Francis

Dai Morgan

Evan Jones

Crew

Karl Francis

Producer

Karl Francis

Director

Roger Evans

Cinematography

Posters

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