Behind the Rent Strike (1974)

10/24/1974 (GB) • Documentary • 1h

Overview

Kirby, on the outskirts of Liverpool, England, October 1972. A chronicle of the fourteen-month strike by thousands of tenants to protest against the £1 increase in council house rents due to the Housing Finance Act.

Behind the Rent Strike (1974)

10/24/1974 (GB) • 1h

Documentary

Overview

Kirby, on the outskirts of Liverpool, England, October 1972. A chronicle of the fourteen-month strike by thousands of tenants to protest against the £1 increase in council house rents due to the Housing Finance Act.

Top Billed Cast

Nick Broomfield

Self (voice)

Ethel Singleton

Self

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

strike

liverpool, england

working class

social injustice

social documentary

eviction

social differences

social prejudice

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