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49 Up (2006)

Movie"In 1964 a group of seven year old children were interviewed for the documentary "Seven Up". They've been filmed every seven years since. Now they are 49."
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49 Up
NR 2 hr 15 minOct 6th, 2006DocumentaryThe Up Collection PosterPart of The Up Collection
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49 Up is the seventh film in a series of landmark documentaries that began 42 years ago when UK-based Granada's World in Action team, inspired by the Jesuit maxim "Give me the child until he is seven and I will give you the man," interviewed a diverse group of seven-year-old children from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Michael Apted, a researcher for the original film, has returned to interview the "children" every seven years since, at ages 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 and now again at age 49.In this latest chapter, more life-changing decisions are revealed, more shocking announcements made and more of the original group take part than ever before, speaking out on a variety of subjects including love, marriage, career, class and prejudice.
StarringBruce BaldenJacqueline BassettSymon Basterfield
DirectorMichael Apted

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:October 6th, 2006
On DVD & Blu-ray:November 14th, 2006 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$238,073 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Bill Jones
49 Up on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
politicshomelessnesscharity

The Up Collection

The Up Series is a series of documentary films produced by Granada Television that have followed the lives of fourteen British children since 1964, when they were seven years old. The children were selected to represent the range of socio-economic backgrounds in Britain at that time, with the explicit assumption that each child's social class predetermines their future. Every seven years, the director, Michael Apted, films new material from as many of the fourteen as he can get to participate.