Poor Cow

"When two arms close around her...She knows she's home. Two arms will do. Any two arms will do."

Jan 31 1968 Approved 1h 41m
Drama

A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices. At a young age she marries and has a child--with an abusive thief who quickly ends up in prison. Left alone, she takes up with the guy's mate, another thief, who seems to give her some happiness but who also ends up locked up. She then takes up with a series of seedy types who offer nothing but momentary pleasure--if that.

Plot

A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices. She marries and has a child with an abusive thief at a young age who quickly ends up in prison. Left alone she takes up with his mate (another thief) who seems to give her some happiness but who also ends up in the nick. She then takes up with a series of seedy types who offer nothing but momentary pleasure.

Written by

Nell Dunn, Ken Loach

Directed by

Ken Loach

Cast

Terence Stamp, Carol White, John Bindon

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

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

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
2,210
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA