Just Another Saturday
Just Another Saturday is a Play For Today (BBC) about the Orange walk culture transmitted 13 March 1975 on BBC1. It was directed by John Mackenzie and stars Jon Morrison and Billy Connolly.
| Just Another Saturday | |
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| Directed by | John Mackenzie |
| Produced by | Graeme MacDonald |
| Screenplay by | Peter McDougall |
| Starring | Jon Morrison Billy Connolly Eileen McCallum Bill Henderson Ken Hutchison Robert Callander |
| Cinematography | Philip Meheux |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Scotland |
| Language | English |
The film won the Prix Italia for Best Drama.[1]
Synopsis
John looks forward with nervous excitement to the annual Orange order march in Glasgow, in which he will lead his local Orange Lodge band as mace-swinger. However, as the day progresses he begins to become disillusioned with the day and his colleagues, as he witnesses their growing drunkenness and unwarranted violence against Catholic homes on the march's route. Events of the day lead him to question his involvement with the band, which also threatens his own safety.
External links
- Just Another Saturday at IMDb
- Just Another Saturday at the BFI's Screenonline
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