A British-born younger son of an immigrant family from Trinidad finds himself adrift between two cultures.A British-born younger son of an immigrant family from Trinidad finds himself adrift between two cultures.A British-born younger son of an immigrant family from Trinidad finds himself adrift between two cultures.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Sheila Scott Wilkinson
- Sister Lousie
- (as Sheila Scott-Wilkinson)
Ram John Holder
- Brother John
- (as Ramjohn Holder)
John F. Landry
- Mr. Crapson
- (as John Landry)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaMade for the BBC in 1974, but not released theatrically until February 1978.
- ConnectionsFeatured in How We Used to Live (2013)
- SoundtracksPressure
Theme Song Lyrics Horace Ové
Theme Song Music Boy Wonder
Theme Song Artists Boy Wonder and The Sisters
Featured review
Pressure...I did warn you...
Pressure, written by S. Selvon, this movie now, when I think about it 20 years later reminds me of Spike's Do The Right Thing. After it was released, it came to pass a big uprising in LA, that for once the Gov. could NOT blame the communists for. Pressure shows life in Britain for first generation born brothers like myself, who were totally unprepared for the beast of racism that came at them once they left school. Not long after the film, there were uprisings in Notting Hill. I look back at that movie again, and it really is like a documentary like Cathy Come Home, fictional but so so real, and important because mainstream English media (which unlike the US has very little alternative voices) ignored or blamed on 'communist elements'. On a lighter side, check out Selvons books on life on London written from a bitter sweet Trini perspective. Zeech 1
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- Filming locations
- Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, London, England, UK('Pressure' was shot on location in and around London)
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $11,743
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