A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
- 1972 film
Black comedy about a couple struggling to look after their severely disabled daughter. Stars Alan Bates, Janet Suzman, Peter Bowles, Sheila Gish, Joan Hickson and more.
A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg
Peter Nichols adapts his award-winning play to devastating effect in Peter Medak's powerful black comedy about an ordinary couple struggling to cope with a severely disabled child.
School teacher Brian (Alan Bates) and his wide Sheila (Janet Suzman) are the parents of young Jo (Elizabeth Rabillard), a child afflicted with cerebral palsy. Caring for Jo threatens to overwhelm their loves, and to stay sane they rely on dark humour. But while Sheila tries to ensure that her daughter has some quality of life, Brian is increasingly obsessed with the idea that she might be better off dead...
First released: Sunday 25th September 2011
DVD- Distributor: Sony Pictures
- Region: 2
- Discs: 1
- Catalogue: CDR10354
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