We Are the Lambeth Boys

We Are the Lambeth Boys is a 1959 British documentary film directed by Karel Reisz. Filmed in the summer of 1958, it was sponsored by the Ford motor company as part of a 'Look at Britain' series. Lambeth Boys was one of the last films to be made by the Free Cinema movement, and offered a sympathetic portrait of the lives of young working class people in South London. Jazz musicians Johnny Dankworth and His Orchestra provided the soundtrack for the film. Lambeth Boys won the Grand Prix at the Tours Festival Of Short Film in December 1959. * v * t * e

We Are the Lambeth Boys

We Are the Lambeth Boys is a 1959 British documentary film directed by Karel Reisz. Filmed in the summer of 1958, it was sponsored by the Ford motor company as part of a 'Look at Britain' series. Lambeth Boys was one of the last films to be made by the Free Cinema movement, and offered a sympathetic portrait of the lives of young working class people in South London. Jazz musicians Johnny Dankworth and His Orchestra provided the soundtrack for the film. Lambeth Boys won the Grand Prix at the Tours Festival Of Short Film in December 1959. * v * t * e