The Song of the Shirt

The Song of the Shirt

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  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1979

Runtime

2h 9m

Original Title

The Song of the Shirt

Production Companies

British Film Institute Production Board

Director

Susan Clayton

Description

Song tells the story of the women who worked in Victorian London's clothing sweatshops, eschewing a conventional narrative in favour of a series of still photographs and acted reconstructions to show that this story has been rewritten/written-over many times before.