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Poor Cow

A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices, she has a child with an abusive thief at a young age who quickly ends up in prison. One day, her son goes missing and she briefly comes to grips with what is most important to her.

Director

Ken Loach

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Vic Films Productions,Fenchurch,The National Film Finance Corp.

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

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Joy

Tom

Aunt Emm

Beryl

Tom's mate

Customer in Pub

Customer in Pub

Mr. Jacks

(as Ron Clarke)

Solicitor

Bet

2nd Prisoner

Woman in Park

Customer in Hairdresser's

Photographer

Doreen Herrington

Woman in Prison

Governor in studio

Jonny - Age 1½

Jonny - Age 3

Neighbour

Tom's mate

Petal

Customer in Pub

Shelley

Trixie

Geraldine Sherman

Photographer

Photographer

Customer in Pub

Young Man in Field

Michael Standing

Photographer

Judge

David 'Dave' Fuller

Billy

Malcolm McDowell

Customer in Pub

Customer in Pub

Customer in Pub

Pedestrian

Driving Examiner

Peter Claughton

Customer in Pub

Prisoner's Wife

Customer in Pub

Child in Street

Prison Warder

Woman in Sheppey

Customer in Pub

Customer in Pub

Customer in Pub

Customer in Pub

1st Prisoner

James Thornhill

Boy Playing Football [Wearing Hat]

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Joy Solicitor Mr. Jacks

- Tom, is that you?
- Yes, it's me, love. - Poor Cow

- Tom, is that you? - Yes, it's me, love.

Joy! Joy! No Joy in
here, look! Here you are! - Poor Cow

Joy! Joy! No Joy in here, look! Here you are!

- Yeah.
- 'Ere you are, get yourself something. - Poor Cow

- Yeah. - 'Ere you are, get yourself something.

(Tyres screech) - Poor Cow

(Tyres screech)

- OK! Come on.
- You're hurting my arm. Leave it. - Poor Cow

- OK! Come on. - You're hurting my arm. Leave it.

All right! - Poor Cow

Right, OK. - Poor Cow

'The next half hour, the focus
will be on what's new for you - Poor Cow

'The next half hour, the focus will be on what's n...

'It's the Cancer constellation
that's going to settle it for you. - Poor Cow

'It's the Cancer constellation that's going t...

It's stuck. - Poor Cow

Now, if I don't get myself
a bloke, my name ain't Emm. - Poor Cow

Now, if I don't get myself a bloke, my name ain't ...

(indistinct chatter) - Poor Cow

(indistinct chatter)

When he comes in he'll come up to the bar and you say Can I help you sir - Poor Cow

When he comes in he'll come up to the bar and you say...

I got this flat from my brother. - Poor Cow

I got this flat from my brother.

You better make the first move - Poor Cow

You better make the first move

(Joy) Where are you going?
(Dave) I'm shutting the world out. - Poor Cow

(Joy) Where are you going? (Dave) I'm shutting the worl...

I Yellow is the colour
of my true love's hair - Poor Cow

I Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair

(Dave) I Yellow is the colour
of my true love's hair - Poor Cow

(Dave) I Yellow is the colour of my true love's hair

♬ Blue's the colour of the sky - Poor Cow

♬ Blue's the colour of the sky

♬ Green is the colour
of the sparkling corn - Poor Cow

♬ Green is the colour of the sparkling corn

♬ Mellow is the feeling - Poor Cow

♬ Mellow is the feeling

♬ Freedom is a word I rarely use - Poor Cow

♬ Freedom is a word I rarely use

- That was very good!
- Yeah? - Poor Cow

- That was very good! - Yeah?

Don't forget to get me some nice sovereigns - Poor Cow

Don't forget to get me some nice sovereigns

(Joy) 'Today I was so shocked,
it seemed like the end of the world. - Poor Cow

(Joy) 'Today I was so shocked, it seemed like the end o...

I'm sorry about that. You'll have to have
the rest later. You don't mind, do you? - Poor Cow

I'm sorry about that. You'll have to have the rest...

- We could have it away.
- Well, now, now, behave yourself. - Poor Cow

- We could have it away. - Well, now, now, behave yourself.

Are you sure I haven't
got too much make-up on? - Poor Cow

Are you sure I haven't got too much make-up on?

Who's that? Oh. - Poor Cow

Who's that? Oh.

I bet your mum won't
half be pleased. - Poor Cow

I bet your mum won't half be pleased.

(Girl) Oh, I bet your mum
won't half be pleased. - Poor Cow

(Girl) Oh, I bet your mum won't half be pleased.

Really then you live or should I say exist on 5 a week - Poor Cow

Really then you live or should I say exist on 5 a week

Come here. Come here. No,
come in to me a bit more. - Poor Cow

Come here. Come here. No, come in to me a bit more.

'Hello, boys and girls. How are
you feeling this sunny afternoon? - Poor Cow

'Hello, boys and girls. How are you feeling this sunny ...

'Do you remember when we went to
that pub and they asked me to sing? - Poor Cow

'Do you remember when we went to that pub and they aske...

Let me put my cape
round my shoulders. - Poor Cow

Let me put my cape round my shoulders.

Tom, shall we have another baby? - Poor Cow

Tom, shall we have another baby?

Yeah They wouldn't be allowed now - Poor Cow

Yeah They wouldn't be allowed now

'If I leave Tom, I'd be frightened. - Poor Cow

'If I leave Tom, I'd be frightened.

(TV) '...but generally dry.
There could be the odd showers...' - Poor Cow

(TV) '...but generally dry. There could be the odd show...

- Oh.
- (Joy) Have you seen Jenny anywhere'? - Poor Cow

- Oh. - (Joy) Have you seen Jenny anywhere'?

Jonny, are you 'm there'? - Poor Cow

Jonny, are you 'm there'?

Are you in there?
(Knocks on door) - Poor Cow

Are you in there? (Knocks on door)

Are you in there? - Poor Cow

Are you in there?

(Sighs) - Poor Cow

Jonny! - Poor Cow

Jonny! - Poor Cow

Jonny! Jonny! - Poor Cow

Poor Cow poster

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A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices, she has a child with an abusive thief at a young age who quickly ends up in prison. One day, her son goes missing and she briefly comes to grips with what is most important to her.

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Director: Ken Loach

Writer: Nell Dunn, Ken Loach

Production: Vic Films Productions,Fenchurch,The National Film Finance Corp.

Genre: drama

Year: 1967

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 31 Jan 1968

Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations

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