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Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham

In the fight for equal rights, an ordinary woman achieves something extraordinary.

20106.71h 53m

Overview

A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.

Directed by Nigel Cole
Written by William Ivory
Produced by Elizabeth Karlsen, Stephen Woolley
Box OfficeBudget: $7.2MRevenue: $12.6M

Top Cast

Sally Hawkins

Sally Hawkins

Rita O'Grady

Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

Albert Passingham

Miranda Richardson

Miranda Richardson

Barbara Castle

Geraldine James

Geraldine James

Connie

Rosamund Pike

Rosamund Pike

Lisa Hopkins

Andrea Riseborough

Andrea Riseborough

Brenda

Daniel Mays

Daniel Mays

Eddie O'Grady

Jaime Winstone

Jaime Winstone

Sandra

Kenneth Cranham

Kenneth Cranham

Monty Taylor

Rupert Graves

Rupert Graves

Peter Hopkins

Themes & Keywords

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About Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham is a comedy, drama, history film released in 2010 exploring themes of strike, based on true story, essex, labor strike, machinist, aftercreditsstinger. Directed by Nigel Cole, it stars Sally Hawkins, Bob Hoskins, Miranda Richardson. A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.

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