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Sparrows Can't Sing (1963)

1963-03-26 · 1h 34m · EN
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Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Everyone else knows she is now shacked up with married bus driver Bert and a toddler, and they all watch with more than a little interest at the trail of mayhem Charlie leaves as he goes about sorting things out.

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Stephen LewisWriterJoan LittlewoodDirector

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James BoothJames BoothCharlie GoodingBarbara WindsorBarbara WindsorMaggie GoodingRoy KinnearRoy KinnearFred GoodingAvis BunnageAvis BunnageBridgie GoodingBrian MurphyBrian MurphyJackGeorge SewellGeorge SewellBertBarbara FerrisBarbara FerrisNellie GoodingGriffith DaviesGriffith DaviesChunkyMurray MelvinMurray MelvinGeorgieArthur MullardArthur MullardTedPeggy Ann CliffordPeggy Ann CliffordTed's WifeWally PatchWally PatchWatchman

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Genre affinityComedy · DramaTheme affinityWoman DirectorDialogue densityComedy · DramaDirector preference676901Actor preference120593 · 204161 · 272346Country preferenceGb

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Charlie returns to the East End after two years at sea to find his house demolished and wife Maggie gone. Everyone else knows she is now shacked up with married bus driver Bert and a toddler, and they all watch with more than a little interest at the trail of mayhem Charlie leaves as he goes about sorting things out.

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Sparrows Can't Sing has a runtime of 94 minutes.

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