The Wind of Change (1961)
1h 4m
Running Time
March 1, 1961Release Date
Plot.
Taking its title from Harold Macmillan's widely-reported Cape Town speech about the process of decolonisation in Africa, The Wind of Change showed the other side of the coin: the impact of colonial immigration at 'home'. The film deals with the 'colour problem' within the context of Teddy boy violence.
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Cast & Crew.
Donald Pleasence
Pop
Johnny Briggs
Frank
Ann Lynn
Josie
Hilda Fenemore
Gladys
Glyn Houston
Sgt. Parker
David Hemmings
Ginger
Angela Douglas
Denise
Norman Gunn
Ron
Bunny May
Smithy
Patricia Garwood
Lina
Topsy Jane
Peggy
Antonita Dias
Sylvia
John McLaren
Screenplay
Norman Percival
Music
Basil Emmott
Director of Photography
Vernon Sewell
Director
Details.
Wiki.
The Wind of Change is a 1961 British drama film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Donald Pleasence, Johnny Briggs and Ann Lynn. Taking its title from the famous "Wind of Change" speech given by British prime minister Harold Macmillan in South Africa in February 1960, it is one of the earliest British films to tackle race as an issue, focusing on disenchanted working-class white youth finding an outlet for their frustrations in racial hatred. The film is set around the coffee bars and homes of the Notting Hill district of West London, scene of the notorious 1958 Notting Hill race riots.
Sewell called it "a nice movie... not because of me but because it was a bloody good story".