Steptoe and Son (film)

Steptoe and Son
Directed byCliff Owen
Written byRay Galton
Alan Simpson
Produced byAida Young
StarringWilfrid Brambell
Harry H. Corbett
Carolyn Seymour
CinematographyJohn Wilcox
Edited byBernard Gribble
Music byRoy Budd
Jack Fishman
Ron Grainer
Production
company
Distributed byMGM-EMI Film Distributors
Release date
  • 23 March 1972 (1972-03-23)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£100,000 or £178,000
Box office£500,000

Steptoe and Son (also known as Steptoe & Son) is a 1972 British comedy drama film directed by Cliff Owen and starring Wilfrid Brambell and Harry H. Corbett. It was written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. The film centres on a flashback to about four years earlier detailing Harold's short-lived marriage to Zita, a stripper.

The film was a spin-off from the BBC television comedy series of the same name (1962–1974) about father-and-son rag-and-bone merchants. A sequel, Steptoe and Son Ride Again, was released in 1973.