''And Women Shall Weep'' is a 1960 British

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

John Lemont John Lemont (1914–2004) was a Canadian-born film and television director. He worked primarily in British television from 1954 to 1962, directing such TV series as ''Sir Francis Drake'', ''Sixpenny Corner'' and ''The Errol Flynn Theater'' among ot ...

and starring Ruth Dunning, Max Butterfield and Richard O'Sullivan. Its plot is about a mother who tries to prevent her younger son being led astray by his delinquent elder brother. The title is taken from

Charles Kingsley Charles Kingsley (12 June 1819 – 23 January 1875) was a broad church priest of the Church of England, a university professor, social reformer, historian, novelist and poet. He is particularly associated with Christian socialism, the working ...

's 1851 poem,

Three Fishers "The Three Fishers" is a poem and a ballad written in 1851.

Cast

* Ruth Dunning – Mrs Lumsden * Max Butterfield – Terry Lumsden * Richard O'Sullivan – Godfrey Lumsden * Gillian Vaughan – Brenda Wilkes *

Claire Gordon Claire Gordon (16 January 1941 – 13 April 2015) was an English film actress and comedian known for leading and cameo roles in many British films from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s, and for working with most of the television comedy stars of ...

– Sadie MacDougall * David Gregory – Desmond Peel * David Rose – Woody Forrest * León García – Ossie Green * Prudence Bury - Jenny Owens

References

External links

* 1960 films Films directed by John Lemont 1960 drama films British drama films 1960s English-language films 1960s British films English-language drama films {{1960s-UK-film-stub