Above Us the Earth
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Above Us the Earth

6.8 / 10 | 1h 25m | United Kingdom
1977 | Documentary | Drama
Independent Welsh filmmaker Karl Francis uses amateur and professional actors to explore the community impact of the 1975 closure of the Ogilvie Colliery in the Rhymney Valley, a few miles from his family home. Critical of the National Coal Board and the trade unions, the film focuses on the fractious interactions between politicians and union leaders, teasing out the forces that are attempting to divide the community.

Cast List (17)

Karl Francis
Karl Francis
Director
Evan Jones
Evan Jones
Union Secretary
Evan Watkins
Evan Watkins
1st Friend
Mal Jones
Mal Jones
Bus Driver
Ben Wright
Ben Wright
1st Young Miner
Windsor Rees
Windsor Rees
Retiring Miner
Joe Gormley
Joe Gormley
Self
Gwenllian Francis
Gwenllian Francis
His Wife
Dai Morgan
Dai Morgan
Lodge Chairman
Tom Jenkings
Tom Jenkings
3rd Friend
Don Osmond
Don Osmond
Their Son
Ted Uzzell
Ted Uzzell
2nd Friend
Dai Small
Dai Small
2nd Young Miner
Viv Preece
Viv Preece
Blacksmith
Michael Foot
Michael Foot
Self
Neil Kinnock
Neil Kinnock
Self
Karl Francis
Karl Francis
Writer

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