In 1968 a unique strike by 187 female machinists at the Ford Dagenham plant changed the course of history for working women worldwide. The stand made by those women led to the advent of the equal pay act, an unprecedented piece of legislation that finally offered women the opportunity for some financial parity. Director Nigel Cole and producers Stephen Woolley and Elizabeth Karlsen determined to create an account of those events that captured the spirit of the women involved and introduced them to a wider audience than a documentary or newspaper article would ever achieve. Made in Dagenham was born of that conviction. HeyUGuys sat down with the three and with the film’s co-stars Jaime Winstone and Rosamund Pike ahead of the October 1st release to learn more.
Stephen Woolley happened across the Made in Dagenham story by chance when he heard a BBC Radio 4 broadcast, The Reunion, in which the...
Stephen Woolley happened across the Made in Dagenham story by chance when he heard a BBC Radio 4 broadcast, The Reunion, in which the...
- 9/29/2010
- by Emily Breen
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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