A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices. She marries and has a child with an abusive thief at a young age who quickly ends up in prison. Left alone she takes up with his mate (...
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Joy
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Tom
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Bet
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A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices. She marries and has a child with an abusive thief at a young age who quickly ends up in prison. Left alone she takes up with his mate (another thief) who seems to give her some happiness but who also ends up in the nick. She then takes up with a series of seedy types who offer nothing but momentary pleasure. Her son goes missing and she briefly comes to grips with what is most important to her. Written by Fred Cabral <[email protected]>
Plot Keywords:
british new wave | female protagonist | animal in title | kitchen sink realism | homelessness |Taglines:
When two arms close around her...She knows she's home. Two arms will do. Any two arms will do. See more »Genres:
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UKLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
5 January 1968 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Poor Cow - geküßt und geschlagen See more »Company Credits
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Written by John Carter (pseudonym of John Shakespeare) and Ken Lewis
Performer unknown
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According to Terence Stamp, the film was mostly improvised and first takes were always used. Two cameras filmed simultaneously to capture the spontaneity of the performances. See more »Goofs
The apostrophe is missing from the caption "At Aunt Emms.". See more »Soundtracks
Let's Go to San Francisco(uncredited)
Written by John Carter (pseudonym of John Shakespeare) and Ken Lewis
Performer unknown
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It is worth noting that The Limey (1999) is a follow up to Poor Cow. The writer of the later film has stated that the similarities between these two films is incidental. However, Steven Soderbergh (the director of The Limey) has said that he specifically intended for his movie to be a sequel to Poor Cow. If you liked Poor Cow you might also want to see The Limey.