How Green Was My Valley (film)
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| Directed by | John Ford |
| Produced by | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Written by | Story: Richard Llewellyn Screenplay: Philip Dunne |
| Starring | Walter Pidgeon Maureen O'Hara Anna Lee |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Editing by | James B. Clark |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | October 28, 1941 (USA) |
| Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Welsh |
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How Green Was My Valley is an American 1941 film directed by John Ford.[1]
The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, written by Philip Dunne, and based on the Richard Llewellyn novel How Green Was My Valley.
The film stars Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee, Donald Crisp, Roddy McDowall, and others.
The film tells the story of the Morgans, a close and hard-working Welsh coal-mining family at the turn of the century as a socio-economic way of life passes and the home-family unit disintegrates.
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[edit] Plot
The film spans fifty years of the Morgan family, a Welsh mining family, as told through the eyes of its youngest child Huw (Roddy McDowall).
Through the many years, the Morgan's struggle to survive many hardships: unionization, strikes, and child abuse.
As time passes their hometown and its culture begins to decline.
[edit] Background
Director John Ford wanted to shoot the movie in its natural setting, Wales, but events in Europe, World War II made his goal impossible.
Instead, Ford built a replica of the mining town on the lot of Twentieth-Century Fox with positive effects.[2]
[edit] Cast
- Walter Pidgeon as Mr. Gruffydd
- Maureen O'Hara as Angharad Morgan
- Anna Lee as Bronwyn
- Donald Crisp as Gwilym Morgan
- Roddy McDowall as Huw Morgan
- John Loder as Ianto Morgan
- Sara Allgood as Beth Morgan
- Barry Fitzgerald as Cyfartha
- Patric Knowles as Ivor Morgan
- Morton Lowry as Mr. Jonas
- Arthur Shields as Mr. Parry
- Ann E. Todd as Ceinwen
- Frederick Worlock as Dr. Richards
- Richard Fraser as Davy Morgan
[edit] Awards
Wins
- New York Film Critics Circle Awards: NYFCC Award; Best Director, John Ford; 1941.
- Academy Awards: Oscar; Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Donald Crisp; Best Black-and-White Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Richard Day, Nathan Juran and Thomas Little; Best Black-and-White Cinematography, Arthur C. Miller; Best Director, John Ford; Best Picture, Darryl F. Zanuck; 1942.
- Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor; Best Foreign Film, John Ford, USA; 1943.
Nominations
- Academy Awards: Oscar; Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Sara Allgood; Best Film Editing, James B. Clark; Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture, Alfred Newman; Best Recording Sound, Edmund H. Hansen; Best Screenplay Writing, Philip Dunne; 1942.
Other distinguishments
- In 1990 the film was selected for preservation by the United States National Film Registry.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ How Green Was My Valley at the Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Reel Classics web site.
[edit] External links
- How Green Was My Valley at Rotten Tomatoes.
- How Green Was My Valley at Reel Classics.
- How Green Was My Valley at Film Site web site; contains spoilers.
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1941: How Green Was My Valley | 1942: Mrs. Miniver | 1943: Casablanca | 1944: Going My Way | 1945: The Lost Weekend | 1946: The Best Years of Our Lives | 1947: Gentleman's Agreement | 1948: Hamlet | 1949: All the King's Men | 1950: All About Eve | 1951: An American in Paris | 1952: The Greatest Show on Earth | 1953: From Here to Eternity | 1954: On the Waterfront | 1955: Marty | 1956: Around the World in Eighty Days | 1957: The Bridge on the River Kwai | 1958: Gigi | 1959: Ben-Hur | 1960: The Apartment |
Categories: 1941 films | American films | Best Picture Academy Award winners | Black and white films | English-language films | Films based on fiction books | Films directed by John Ford | Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award winning performance | Films whose director won the Best Director Academy Award | United States National Film Registry | 20th Century Fox films
