We Are the Lambeth Boys

Aug 1 1959 N/A 0h 53m
Documentary

Seminal piece of documentary filmmaking by New Wave director Karel Reisz following the daily activities of members of the Lambeth Youth club in late-1950s London.

Plot

Part of the British 'Free Cinema' movement, which included Lindsay Anderson's 'Every Day Except Christmas' (daily life at Covent Garden fruit/vegetable market) and 'O Dreamland' (a working-class trip to Margate amusements), and Reisz and Tony Richardson's 'Momma Don't Allow' (about a London jazz club) all made in the mid to late 1950s, before the three went on to direct features in the British 'new wave' social realist genre that drew from their experiences in Free Cinema.

Written by

N/A

Directed by

Karel Reisz

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Ford Motor Company

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
307
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA