The Bowler and the Bunnet

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The Bowler and the Bunnet
GenrePolitical documentary
Written by Clifford Hanley
Directed by Sean Connery
Presented bySean Connery
Country of originScotland
Production
Running time60 minutes
(including adverts)
Production companies Scottish Television
(STV Studios)
Release
Original network STV
Original release18 July 1967 (1967-07-18) 
13 October 2006 (2006-10-13)

The Bowler and the Bunnet was a Scottish television documentary programme on STV, directed and presented by Sean Connery. It is the only film ever directed by Connery. [1]

The documentary, filmed in black and white, was a critical examination of the Fairfield Experiment, whereby the industrialist Sir Iain Maxwell Stewart and the trades union introduced new working practices at the shipyard of Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Glasgow. It was released onto DVD by the British Film Institute as part of their Tales from the Shipyard boxed-set in February 2011. [2]

The title comes from the tradition where bowler hats were worn by managers within the shipyards while bonnets (cloth caps) were worn by the workers.

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References

  1. Didcock, Barry (23 January 2011). "Unseen Connery interview reveals star's political roots". Sunday Herald. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  2. Nield, Anthony (7 February 2011). "Tales from the Shipyard". The Digital Fix. Retrieved 9 February 2011.