How Green Was My Valley
Category: Drama
All Genres: Drama, Family
Release Year: 1941
Country: USA
Runtime: 118
Rating: 6.7 (0)
Languages: English, Welsh
Director: John Ford Sound: Mono
Taglines: Millions Have Read This Great Novel... Millions more will see an even greater picture! Writing by: Philip Dunne - (screenplay)
Richard Llewellyn - (novel)
Produced by: Darryl F. Zanuck - producer
Cast: Walter Pidgeon - Mr. Gruffydd
Maureen OHara - Angharad
Anna Lee - Bronwyn
Donald Crisp - Mr. Morgan
Roddy McDowall - Huw
John Loder - Ianto
Sara Allgood - Mrs. Morgan
Barry Fitzgerald - Cyfartha
Patric Knowles - Ivor
Welsh Singers - Themselves
Morton Lowry - Mr. Jonas
Music: Alfred Newman Official Website: Visit WebsitePlot Outline: At the turn of the century in a Welsh mining village, the Morgans (he stern, she gentle) raise coal-mining...
Plot: At the turn of the century in a Welsh mining village, the Morgans (he stern, she gentle) raise coal-mining sons and hope their youngest will find a better life. Lots of atmosphere, very sentimental view of pre-union miners lives.
Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
The main cast dances around Brunos apartment to the Tom Jones song "Help Yourself".
Goofs: We know about 1 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Revealing mistakes: SPOILER: Gwilym Morgans dead body is plainly breathing.
Trivia: There are 16 entries in the trivia list - like these:
- This film was selected to the National Film Registry, Library of Congress, in 1990.
- Plans to film in Wales were abandoned due to WWII; an 80-acre set was built in the Santa Monica Mountains at Brents Crags, near Malibu. The design of the village was based on the real Cerrig Ceinnen and nearby Clyddach-cum Tawe in Wales.
- The film was shot in black and white because the color of flowers in Southern California did not match those found in Wales.
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