Look Back in Anger (1959)

Jimmy Porter: What friend?
Alison Porter: Helena Charles, I meant to say, she telephoned, she's playing at the theatre next week.
Jimmy Porter: I see, she said 'can I come over' and you said 'My husband Jimmy, if you'll pardon my using such a dirty word, will be delighted to see you, he'll kick your teeth in'.

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Jimmy Porter: You just sit there and do nothing.
Cliff Lewis: That's right, I just sit here.
Jimmy Porter: What sort of a man are you.
Cliff Lewis: I'm not the district commissioner you know.

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Jimmy Porter: I didn't know about the baby. I don't exactly relish the idea of pain and suffering but it wasn't my first loss you know.
Alison Porter: It was mine.

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The film's failure was largely attributed to the miscasting of Richard Burton, since at 33 he was clearly too old and too obviously capable to play Jimmy Porter.
The film's backers insisted that a name actor be cast in the lead, over the unknown Kenneth Haigh who had been so successful in the stage version. Richard Burton agreed to take on the part at a much lower fee than his usual Hollywood salary.
Producer Harry Saltzman was an avid fan of the play. He urged John Osborne and Tony Richardson to set up Woodfall films with a remit to make realistic homegrown movies. Look Back in Anger was their first production.
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