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2013 | DIRECTED BY KEN LOACH

The Spirit of '45

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Movie Stats
Year
2013
Runtime
 94 minutes (1 hr 34 mins)
Select Cast
Winston Churchill
Tony Benn
Clement Attlee
Aneurin Bevan
George Lansbury
Inky Thomson
Full cast and crew
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First viewed:
2nd Jul 2016
Last viewed:
29th Aug 2025
Total views:
33
Total Grosses
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UK total gross
  £235.6 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
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UK tickets sold
36,980 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Released: 15th Mar '13
  • Debut position: 16
  • Highest position: 16
  • Debut gross: £75.1 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 14
US Box Office
  • Release: No US cinema release.
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
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Directed by
ken loach Ken Loach
Starring
Winston ChurchillHimself
Tony BennHimself - Labour Minister
Clement AttleeHimself
Aneurin BevanHimself - Minister of Health
George LansburyHimself - Labour Politician
Inky ThomsonHimself - Miner and NUM Official
Tony MulhearnHimself - Former Liverpool Councillor
Douglas JayHimself - Personal Assistant to the Prime Minister, 1945
Stan PearceHimself - Miner
Alan ThornettHimself - Car Worker and Shop Steward
David HopperHimself - General Secretary, North East NUM
Raphie de SantosHimself - Financial Analyst and Radical Commentator
Eileen ThompsonHerself - Nurse
Terry TeagueHimself - Former Dock Shop Steward
Dena MurphyHerself - Nurse
Jonathon TomlinsonHimself - General Practitioner
Len KingHimself - Doctors' Collector
Harry KeenHimself - Consultant Physician
Tony RichardsonHimself - Car Worker and Shop Steward
Simon MidgleyHimself - Postman and CWU Representative
Ray JacksonHimself - Train Driver
John ReesHimself - Radical Historian
Sam WattsHimself
Julian Tudor HartHimself - General Practitioner
Dot GibsonHerself - General Secretary, National Pensioners' Convention
Ray DaviesHimself - Miner and Steelworker
Jacky DavisHerself - Consultant Radiologist
Alex GordonHimself - President, RMT 2010-20012
Donald Bruce Baron Bruce of DoningtonHimself - Parliamentary Private Secretary to Aneurin Bevan
Tony NelsonHimself - Former Dock Shop Steward
Herbert MorrisonHimself - Labour Minister
Doreen McNallyHerself
Dai WaltersHimself - Miner
Bill RonksleyHimself - Former President, Train Drivers Union, ASLEF
Karen ReissmannHerself - Nurse
Deborah GarvieHerself - Housing Worker
June HautotHerself
John FarrellHimself
Maurice PetherickHimself - Conservative MP
Adrian DilworthHimself
Margaret BattinHerself - Nurse
Ray ThornHimself - Railwayman
James MeadwayHimself - Senior Economist, National Economists Foundation
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UK Box Office Info
Highest Place
16
Weeks top 15
0
Total weeks
14
Total UK Gross:
£235,562
UK Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
The Spirit of '45
15 Mar 2013
16N
£75,146
£75,146
22 Mar 2013
17▼
£22,935
£149,854
29 Mar 2013
20▼
£7,176
£182,861
5 Apr 2013
27▼
£4,924
£182,861
12 Apr 2013
31▼
£2,050
£206,128
19 Apr 2013
27▲
£3,351
£212,111
26 Apr 2013
30▼
£570
£214,704
3 May 2013
25▲
£1,183
£218,873
10 May 2013
29▼
£340
£220,873
17 May 2013
20▲
£1,540
£224,450
24 May 2013
19▲
£1,664
£226,854
31 May 2013
21▼
£369
£230,344
7 Jun 2013
22▼
£1,284
£232,625
14 Jun 2013
27▼
£1,164
£235,562

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
No US box office info

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
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Genres
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History
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News from around the web
On the Dole with Ken Loach  Dissent Magazine Mon, 24th November 2025

‘The Spirit of ’45’ Review: Here Comes Nationalization (Published 2023)  The New York Times Fri, 17th March 2023

The Spirit of '45 – review  The Guardian Thu, 14th March 2013

The Spirit of ’45 movie review (2023)  Roger Ebert Fri, 17th March 2023

Ken Loach’s THE SPIRIT OF '45  Film Forum Wed, 18th January 2023

The Spirit of ’45 Can’t Be Snuffed Out  Jacobin Wed, 14th June 2023

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