In late 1959, a film called 'Look Back in Anger' was released. The movie represented the emergence of a cultural movement in Great Britain that became known as kitchen sink realism, or kitchen sink drama. The term was used to describe a style of filmmaking that depicted the daily struggles of ordinary, everyday working-class people in urban settings.
At times shocking and controversial, kitchen sink drama brought to the stage and screen a new type of entertainment that wasn't afraid to address social issues that hitherto had been largely avoided by mainstream theater and cinema. 'Look Back in Anger' had a significant impact by giving voice to the post-war generation's disillusionment, frustration, and anger. But what other films contributed to the movement, and who were the actors, directors, and playwrights who brought home the kitchen sink drama?
Click through this gallery and look back at one of the most remarkable and revolutionary periods in British cinematic history.