The Kitchen (1961)
August 14, 1961Release Date
The Kitchen (1961)
August 14, 1961Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Carl Möhner
Peter
Mary Yeomans
Monica
Eric Pohlmann
Marango
Brian Phelan
Kevin
Scot Finch
Hans
Tom Bell
Paul
James Hill
Director
Arnold Wesker
Writer
Sean Lynch
Dimitri
Gertan Klauber
Gaston
Sidney Cole
Writer
David Lee
Composer
James Bolam
Michael
Reginald H. Wyer
Cinematographer
Howard Greene
Raymond
Gerry Hambling
Editor
Charles Lloyd Pack
Chef
Martin Boddey
Max
Frank Pettitt
Frank
Frank Atkinson
Alfred
George Eugeniou
Nick
Jessie Robins
Bertha
Dafydd Havard
Tramp
Patricia Greene
Anne
Details.
Wiki.
The Kitchen is a 1961 British drama film directed by James Hill and starring Carl Möhner, Mary Yeomans, Brian Phelan, Tom Bell, Eric Pohlmann and James Bolam. The film follows the dozen staff in a restaurant's kitchen during the course of one busy morning. The script is based on the 1957 stage play of the same name by Arnold Wesker. The film was produced by Sidney Cole for Act Films Ltd.It features a musical interlude when all the staff dance to a song: "What's Cookin'" by Adam Faith.
There is no particular plot and it simply looks at the various relationships between different staff members. The kitchen staff is almost exclusively male and the waiting staff is exclusively female.
The presence of one new member of staff allows each person to be introduced in turn. The owner wanders around checking things. The story looks at the bickering between staff, petty thievery, and rather excessive drinking of more than one staff member.