How Green Was My Valley

August 28th, 2008



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
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    Plot 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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