Plot
Taken from Hubert Selby, Jr.'s controversial novel set in early 1950s Brooklyn. During a bitter strike by workers against a local factory, a gallery of struggling characters are crushed by their squalid surroundings and selves: an unhappily married union strike leader discovers he is gay; a jaded prostitute falls in love with one of her clients, a naive young sailor; a union negotiator attempts to peacefully resolve the strike while desperately hiding the fact that he's a communist; the family of a striking factory worker cannot cope with the fact that their teenage daughter is illegitimately pregnant.
Written by
Hubert Selby Jr., Desmond Nakano
Directed by
Uli Edel
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany
Production Companies
Bavaria Film, Allied Filmmakers, Constantin Film
Languages
English
Awards
6 wins & 1 nomination total