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The World in a Room

197050mMovie

Harry Steffans and his coloured wife, Annie, find it difficult to rent a flat.

DirectorJim Goddard
WriterEmanuel Litvinoff
ProducersJohn Kershaw·Lloyd Shirley

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Cast · Directed by Jim Goddard

BRBarrie Rutter
Barrie Rutter
Harry Steffans
NBNina Baden-Semper
Nina Baden-Semper
Annie Steffans
JD
Jumoke Debayo
Rachel Sampson
FS
Frank Singuineau
Aaron Willis
GT
Gladys Taylor
Grace Willis
PE
Peter Ellis
Colin
VFVanessa Forsyth
Vanessa Forsyth
Shirley
SKStefan Kalipha
Stefan Kalipha
Duke
BMBloke Modisane
Bloke Modisane
Spencer
JO
Joan Ogden
Landlady
BWBill Wallis
Bill Wallis
William Steffans
NC
Nadia Cattouse
Blues Singer

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The World in a Room — streaming FAQ

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The World in a Room hasn't started streaming in United Kingdom yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around August 10, 1970. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.