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The Fifteen Streets

  • TV Movie
  • 19891989
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
516
YOUR RATING
The Fifteen Streets (1989)
  • Drama
  • History
  • Romance
In northern England around 1900, the worker John O'Brien lives near poverty in a small house in the worker's district. He falls in love with Mary, the teacher of his highly intelligent young... Read allIn northern England around 1900, the worker John O'Brien lives near poverty in a small house in the worker's district. He falls in love with Mary, the teacher of his highly intelligent younger sister Kathy and daughter of a rich family. Their love is doomed by the social differen... Read allIn northern England around 1900, the worker John O'Brien lives near poverty in a small house in the worker's district. He falls in love with Mary, the teacher of his highly intelligent younger sister Kathy and daughter of a rich family. Their love is doomed by the social difference, but the vigorous Mary refuses to allow outer circumstances destroying their love.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
516
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • David Wheatley
  • Writers
    • Rob Bettinson(screenplay)
    • Catherine Cookson(novel)
  • Stars
    • Owen Teale
    • Sean Bean
    • Anny Tobin
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Wheatley
  • Writers
    • Rob Bettinson(screenplay)
    • Catherine Cookson(novel)
  • Stars
    • Owen Teale
    • Sean Bean
    • Anny Tobin
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    • 7User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Sean Bean, Faye Dannell, Gillian Hope, Leslie Schofield, Owen Teale, and Anny Tobin in The Fifteen Streets (1989)
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    Top cast

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    Owen Teale
    Owen Teale
    • John O'Brien
    Sean Bean
    Sean Bean
    • Dominic O'Brien
    Anny Tobin
    • Mary Ellen O'Brien
    Leslie Schofield
    Leslie Schofield
    • Shane O'Brien
    Faye Dannell
    • Katie O'Brien
    Gillian Hope
    • Molly O'Brien
    Scott Frazer
    • Mick O'Brien
    Clare Holman
    Clare Holman
    • Mary Llewellyn
    Frank Windsor
    Frank Windsor
    • James Llewellyn
    Billie Whitelaw
    Billie Whitelaw
    • Beatrice Llewellyn
    Ian Bannen
    Ian Bannen
    • Peter Bracken
    Jane Horrocks
    Jane Horrocks
    • Christine Bracken
    Colin Bavidge
    • David Bracken
    Barbara Marten
    • Hannah Kelly
    Madeleine Moffat
    • Bella Bradley
    • (as Madaleine Moffatt)
    Jean Southern
    Jean Southern
    • Peggy Flaherty
    Margery Bone
    • Nancy Kelly
    Berwick Kaler
    Berwick Kaler
    • Joe Kelly
    • Director
      • David Wheatley
    • Writers
      • Rob Bettinson(screenplay)
      • Catherine Cookson(novel)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Goofs
      Although the film is set about 1900, one scene at the Newcastle docks shows a modern overhead crane.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Story of the Costume Drama: The Stars (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      Silent Night, Holy Night
      (uncredited)

      Music by Franz Xaver Gruber

      Lyrics by Joseph Mohr

    User reviews7

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Gritty and gripping
    This is a magnificent piece of work. It's human. It's happy. It's sad. It's tragic. It's an improbable love story set in the grim world of the Newcastle England docks around the turn of the twentieth century. I'm not familiar with the author of the book. But I recognize dedicated, creative film work. We have plenty of that here! This is a film made by people who love making movies. It shows in every frame. The characters are strong and they're real. The grim atmosphere of the brick and concrete tenement district has been caught accurately, both its human and inhuman dimensions. Yet there are many warm and charming scenes among those that are bleak or tragic. The subdued colour, the rain and the snow at times, probably are more effective than black and white would have been. I would have given it a 10 save for two things. The ending is a little silly. And, surprising in a film which is is so historically accurate, one of the shots at the dock shows a modern overhead crane. But it's a keeper and one of those stimulating films that trigger interesting discussions and arguments.
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    • Jul 31, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 20, 1989 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 15 Straßen zum Glück
    • Filming locations
      • Marsden Grotto, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Tyne Tees Television
      • World Wide International Television
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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