Play for Today: Just a boys' game (TV)
1979·United Kingdom·71 min.
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Jake lives in the shadow of his dying grandfather, who was once the town's toughest hard man. Despite their hatred of each other, Jake's sole aim is to be as tough as the old man was. One day in Jake's life, as he drifts, drinks and fights, leads to a bleak realisation.
DirectorJohn Mackenzie
ScreenwriterPeter McDougall
MusicFrankie Miller
CinematographyElmer Cossey
CastFrankie Miller·Ken Hutchison·Jean Taylor Smith·Hector Nicol·Gregor Fisher·Katherine Stark·Jan Wilson·Jim Byars·Gaylie Runciman·James Morrison·Billy Riddoch·Alexander West·Irene Sunters·Martin Cochrane·Elaine Collins·Freddie Boardley·Billy Greenlees·Michael Malone·Hamish Taylor·Eddie Kane·David Fulton·Billy Faulds·Douglas Sannachan·Drew Burns·Jimmy Fisher·Cuban Heels·James Kennedy·Myra Forsyth·David Voss·Peter Davidson·Katy Gardiner·Jimmy Martin·Mairhi Russell·Jackie Farrell·Campbell Morrison·John Butterly·Ken Henderson·James Boyce·Barry Malone·Billy Jeffrey·John Murtagh·Johnny Adam·Ray Jeffries·Eileen McCallum·Dave Anderson·Shenah Douglas·Ivy Wall·Ron PatersonShow all
Original titleJust a boys' game