Walter

Synopsis: The story of a mentally handicapped man. Shows the problems faced by Walter as he struggles against the misfortune of his birth. As a teenager he learns through his own efforts, and those of his mother, how to read, write and hold down a simple job. He is unable to cope when his parents die and enters a long-stay mental hospital.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film; Video
Technical information: Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production: 1982
Notes: The Network DVD release includes the sequel film WALTER AND JUNE as well as the feature-length re-edit of the two films known as LOVING WALTER. Reviewed in Viewfinder 84.
Subjects: Drama; Social welfare
Keywords: Cook, David; mentally handicapped people; television drama

Director

Stephen Frears

Producer

Nigel Evans

Writer

David Cook

Cast

Barbara Jefford
Ian McKellen

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Notes: A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.

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Notes: Founded in 1997, Network specialises in distributing niche television programmes, predominantly licensed from Granada Ventures and Fremantle. They have recently branched into feature film distribution. Sale via retail outlets or direct via Network’s website, which has some’web exclusive’ offers.

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