Till Death Us Do Part (film)

Till Death Us Do Part (film)

Infobox Film
name = Till Death Us Do Part


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director = Norman Cohen
producer =
writer = Johnny Speight
narrator =
starring = Warren Mitchell
Dandy Nichols
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cinematography =
editing =
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released = 1969
runtime = 100 min.
country = U.K.
language = English
budget =
preceded_by =
followed_by = "The Alf Garnett Saga"
website =
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imdb_id = 0065105

"Till Death Us Do Part" was a 1969 film based on the BBC television series, "Til Death Us Do Part" which aired from 1965 until 1968 and then from 1972 until 1975. The film was directed by Norman Cohen and written by Johnny Speight, the creator of the television version.

Plot

The film begins in September 1939 shortly after World War II begins. Alf Garnett a dock yard worker and his lovely wife Else had been married for only a few weeks and are already weary of one another. The film depicts their lives during the infamous London Blitz. On Christmas 1940 Else announces she is pregnant and their daughter Rita is born in September 1941, "two years since the War began" as Alf states. Midway through the film it advances 20 years or so from the end of World War II to the 1966 Election.Rita is now 24 years old and engaged to Micheal Rawlins, a local college student. Alf dislikes him because of his Socialist beliefs and Labour support. Trouble gets worse when Mike and Rita marry in a Catholic church, angering Alf. Later he fights with Mikes father. But Alf and Mike grow a bit closer, attending the 1966 World Cup final together. The film ends in 1968 with the family living in a new tower block after the neighborhood is demolished.

Cast

*Warren Mitchell as Alf Garnett
*Dandy Nichols as Else Garnett
*Una Stubbs as Rita (the daughter)
*Anthony Booth as Mike (the boyfriend)
*Liam Redmond as Mike's Father
*Bill Maynard as Bert
*Brian Blessed as Sergeant

Trivia

* The theme tune is composed and sung by The Kinks but for legal reasons Ray Davies' vocals were replaced by Chas Mills.
* The movie is filmed in colour, although the show was still in black and white.
* Alf and Else Garnett married in 1939 according the this film, backed up in the series.
* Location footage was filmed in Tower Hamlets.

External links

*imdb title|id=0065105|title=Till Death Us Do Part


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