IMDb
7.4 /10
940 votes


Drama · 1978 · 1h 12min
Jamie leaves the children's home to live with his paternal grandmother. After working in a mine and in a tailor's shop, he is conscripted into the RAF, and goes to Egypt, where he is befriended by Robert, whose undemanding companionship releases Jamie from self-pity.
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IMDb
7.4 /10
940 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100 /100
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Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
7.2 /10
35 votes
Letterboxd
7.9 /10
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Weighted average
8.1/10