Photo of Leon Garfield
Photo of Leon Garfield

Leon Garfield

“Panic was the death of thought.”

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    BLACK JACK

    KEN LOACH United Kingdom, 1979

    Ken Loach’s third feature marks an abrupt change of direction for the British filmmaker already internationally renowned for his kitchen-sink dramas. An 18th-century picaresque adapted from the children’s novel by Leon Garfield, Black Jack is a vividly inhabited adventure for audiences of all ages.

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