Film of the Day: Mental

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CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

1979

98 minutes (1 hrs 38 mins)

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Alan Clarke

Starring

Ray Winstone · Mick Ford · Julian Firth · John Blundell · Phil Daniels · John Fowler

Full cast & crew

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 28th Sep '79
Debut position: 1
Highest position: 1
Debut gross: £525.5 Thousand
Total chart weeks: 12

US box office

Box Office debut: 30th Jun '17
Debut position: 106
Highest position: 84
Debut gross: $175
Total chart weeks: 2

Chart position history

UK box office

28 Sep, 1979
1

5 Oct, 1979
1

12 Oct, 1979
1

19 Oct, 1979
3

26 Oct, 1979
4

2 Nov, 1979
6

9 Nov, 1979
8

16 Nov, 1979
8

23 Nov, 1979
9

30 Nov, 1979
10

7 Dec, 1979
10

14 Dec, 1979
10

US box office

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
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£1.7 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$5.4 Thousand

Global total gross
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Director

Role

Alan Clarke

Directed By

Ray
Winstone

Actor

Character

Ray Winstone

Carlin

Mick Ford

Archer

Julian Firth

Davis

John Blundell

Banks

Phil Daniels

Richards

John Fowler

Woods

Ray Burdis

Eckersley

Patrick Murray

Dougan

Herbert Norville

Toyne

George Winter

Rhodes

Alrick Riley

Angel

Peter Francis

Baldy

Philip DaCosta

Jackson

Perry Benson

Formby

Alan Igbon

Meakin

Andrew Paul

Betts

Sean Chapman

James

Ozzie Stevens

Smith

Ricky Wales

Chambers

Peter Howell

Governor

John Judd

Sands

Jo Kendall

Matron

John Grillo

Goodyear

Philip Jackson

Greaves

Bill Dean

Duke

P.H. Moriarty

Hunt

Nigel Humphreys

Taylor

James Donnelly

Whittle

Joe Fordham

Reg

Ray Jewers

Gym Instructor

Ian Liston

White

Charles Rayford

Philpott

John Rogan

Escort

Craig Fairbrass

Riot scene

Danny John-Jules

Baldy's Lookout

Matthew Sim

Inmate

Michael Tarn

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