Just Another Saturday
| Just Another Saturday | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Mackenzie |
| Produced by | Graeme MacDonald |
| Written by |
Screenplay Peter McDougall |
| Starring |
Jon Morrison Billy Connolly Eileen McCallum Bill Henderson Ken Hutchison |
Release dates | November 7, 1975 |
Running time | 75 min. |
| Country | Scotland |
| Language | English |
Just Another Saturday is a Play For Today (BBC) about the Orange walk culture transmitted 7 November 1975 on BBC1. It was directed by John Mackenzie and stars Jon Morrison and Billy Connolly.
The film won the Prix Italia for Best Drama.[1]
Synopsis
John looks forward with nervous excitement to the annual Orange order march in Glasgow, in which he will lead his local Orange Lodge band as mace-swinger. However, as the day progresses he begins to become disillusioned with the day and his colleagues, as he witnesses their growing drunkenness and unwarranted violence against Catholic homes on the march's route. Events of the day lead him to question his involvement with the band, which also threatens his own safety.
References
External links
- Just Another Saturday at the Internet Movie Database
- Just Another Saturday at the BFI's Screenonline
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