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Key Information
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| Directors: |
John Ford |
| Stars: |
Walter Pidgeon |
| Actors: |
Donald Crisp |
| Genre: |
Dramas |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · Politics · Epic · Family Interaction · Social Issues · Classic Fight Scenes · Essential Cinema · Classic |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
024543000310 |
| Release Date: |
1941 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 58min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD, 1hr 58min
Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (March 07, 2000)
UPC: 024543000310 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 58min |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Richard Llewellyn |
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Professional Reviews
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(06/16/1992, p.6D, Mike Clark): "...Topically relevant and emotionally overwhelming..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
In John Ford's HOW GREEN IS MY VALLEY, Huw Morgan, now a middle-aged man leaving the mining town of Cwm Rhondda, recalls the events that most impressed themselves upon his younger self (Roddy McDowall). His first memories are of the marriage of his brother, Ivor (Patric Knowles), and the burgeoning romance of his sister, Angharad (Maureen O'Hara), and the new preacher, Mr. Gruffydd (Walter Pidgeon). Still too young to work in the local coal mine like his father, Gwilym (Donald Crisp), and his five older brothers, he senses the seriousness of an imminent strike by the rift it creates between his father and the other boys when three of them move out of the family abode. During the tensions of the strike, Huw saves his mother (Sara Allgood) from drowning and in so doing loses the use of his legs. As Gruffydd aids in Huw's recovery, insisting on a positive attitude, he suggests that it is only the first of many trials the boy will have to face. <br> <br> Richard Llewellyn's nostalgic novel, with its Fordia... |
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