How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Rich is their humor! Deep are their passions! Reckless are their lives! Mighty is their story!
Huw Morgan, the academically inclined youngest son in a proud family of Welsh coal miners, witnesses the tumultuous events of his young life during a period of rapid social change. At the dawn of the 20th-century, a miners' strike divides the Morgans: the sons demand improvements, and the father doesn't want to rock the boat.
Director: John Ford
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 118 min
Release Date: October 28, 1941
Cast
- Walter Pidgeon - Mr. Gruffydd
- Maureen O'Hara - Angharad Morgan
- Anna Lee - Bronwyn
- Donald Crisp - Gwilym Morgan
- Roddy McDowall - Huw Morgan
- John Loder - Ianto Morgan
- Sara Allgood - Beth Morgan
- Barry Fitzgerald - Cyfartha
- Patric Knowles - Ivor Morgan
- Morton Lowry - Mr. Jonas
Screenplay
- Philip Dunne (Screenplay)
- Richard Llewellyn (Novel)
Music: Alfred Newman
Cinematography: Arthur C. Miller
Editing: James B. Clark
Production: 20th Century Fox
Country: United States of America
Language: English, Cymraeg
Budget: $800,000
Box Office: $5M
Original Language: en
Keywords
wales, based on novel or book, family relationships, rural area, black and white, gossip, mining town, coal mining, coal mine, corporal punishment, coal miner, wistful
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is How Green Was My Valley about?
- Huw Morgan, the academically inclined youngest son in a proud family of Welsh coal miners, witnesses the tumultuous events of his young life during a period of rapid social change. At the dawn of the 20th-century, a miners' strike divides the Morgans: the sons demand improvements, and the father doesn't want to rock the boat.
- Who directed How Green Was My Valley?
- How Green Was My Valley was directed by John Ford.
- Who stars in How Green Was My Valley?
- How Green Was My Valley stars Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee, Donald Crisp, Roddy McDowall, John Loder.
- How long is How Green Was My Valley?
- How Green Was My Valley has a runtime of 1h 58m (118 minutes).
- What genre is How Green Was My Valley?
- How Green Was My Valley is a Drama film.
- What is the budget of How Green Was My Valley?
- How Green Was My Valley had a budget of $800,000.
- How much did How Green Was My Valley gross?
- How Green Was My Valley grossed $5M worldwide.
- Where was How Green Was My Valley produced?
- How Green Was My Valley was produced in United States of America.