The Chain

The Chain is a comedy and drama centered on the interconnected lives of seven households. On a single moving day, these families find themselves trapped in a property chain where the successful relocation of one party depends entirely on the others.

Directed by Jack Gold, the film was released in 1984 as the fourth feature in a sequence of works that included Little Lord Fauntleroy and Escape from Sobibor. The screenplay was written by Jack Rosenthal. The ensemble cast features Warren Mitchell, Bernard Hill, Gary Waldhorn, Tony Westrope, Leo McKern, and Denis Lawson, with a total of 39 credited performers. Produced in the United Kingdom by Film4 Productions, The Rank Organisation, and Quintet Films & Television, the movie has a runtime of 92 minutes.

Audience reception has been generally positive, as reflected by a 6.9 rating on IMDb based on 490 votes.