Originally produced as a motion picture in 1961.

Special features include: original theatrical trailer (2 min.).

Classroom use may be subject to licensing restrictions.

Director of photography, Freddie Francis ; film editor, Seth Holt ; music composed and conducted by Johnny Dankworth, special lyrics by David Dearlove ; art director, Ted Marshall.

Albert Finney (Arthur), Shirley Anne Field (Doreen), Rachel Roberts (Brenda), Hylda Baker (Aunt Ada), Norman Rossington (Bert), Brian Pringle (Jack), Edna Morris (Mrs. Bull), Anne Blake (Civil Defense officer), Louise Dunn (Betty), Frank Pettitt (Mr. Seaton), Robert Cawdron (Robboe), Cameron Hall (Mr. Bull), Elsie Wagstaffe (Mrs. Seaton).

In 1950s post-war England, the working classes faced an unappetizing choice between drudgery, degradation, and despair or the materialist blandishments of deadening suburban affluence. Arthur is the prototypical 'angry young man'--outspoken, dissatisfied with the status quo, rebelling against stifling class distinctions--insolent and self-confident, his high wages enable his disdain for following orders and his hard drinking, red-blooded weekends. He is determined to enjoy his freedom as long as he can get away with it, before being trapped by marriage into conformity, surrounded by nappies and rent books in a new housing estate.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD; region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital mono; widescreen, 1.66:1 aspect ratio.

Closed captioned.

Soundtrack in English, with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish.

Winner, 1961 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film awards: Karel Reisz for Best British film; Rachel Roberts for Best British actress; Albert Finney for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles. Also won awards from the Mar del Plata Film Festival (1961) and the National Board of Review, USA (1961).