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Conversations With a Working Man

This film expresses John Pilger’s belief that working people are seldom allowed a place in an essentially bourgeois media on their own political terms. In 1971, John Pilger travelled to the West Yorkshire industrial town of Keighley. This documentary features 36-year-old Jack Walker, a dye house worker, and is intended to present the views of a rank-and-file trade unionist: his life, struggle and hopes.

Top Cast

  • John Pilger

    John Pilger

    Siebie - Reporter

  • Audrey Walker

    Audrey Walker

    Siebie - Żona

  • Beverley Walker

    Beverley Walker

    Siebie - Córka

  • John Walker

    John Walker

    Siebie - Pracownik

Overview

This film expresses John Pilger’s belief that working people are seldom allowed a place in an essentially bourgeois media on their own political terms. In 1971, John Pilger travelled to the West Yorkshire industrial town of Keighley. This documentary features 36-year-old Jack Walker, a dye house worker, and is intended to present the views of a rank-and-file trade unionist: his life, struggle and hopes.

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