How Green Was My Valley (1941)

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The life of the Morgans as told through the eyes of their youngest child Huw. Over a span of 50 years, the Welsh mining family struggle to survive through unionization, strikes, and child abuse. As they do so, their hometown and its culture begins to slowly decline. As he raises his sons to be coal-miners, Gwilym, the patriarch of the Morgan household, dreams of a better life for young Huw.

Cast: Anna Lee, Maureen O Hara, Walter Pidgeon

Crew: John Ford (Director), Arthur C Miller (Director of Photography), Alfred Newman (Music Director)

Genres: Drama, Family

Release Dates: 28 Oct 1941 (United States)

Tagline: Rich is their humor! Deep are their passions! Reckless are their lives! Mighty is their story!

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Did you know? With this film, John Ford became the second director to win three Academy Awards for Best Director. Eventually he would win his fourth, setting an unmatched record. Read More
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as Bronwyn
as Angharad
as Mr. Gruffydd
as Ceinwen
as Mr. Parry
as Cyfartha
as Mr. Morgan
as Dr. Richards
as Ianto
as Mr. Jonas
as Ivor
as Davy
as Mrs. Morgan

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono
Aspect Ratio:
1.37:1
Taglines:
Rich is their humor! Deep are their passions! Reckless are their lives! Mighty is their story!
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Trivia:
With this film, John Ford became the second director to win three Academy Awards for Best Director. Eventually he would win his fourth, setting an unmatched record.

The reason the film was shot in black and white is because the color of flowers in Southern California did not match those found in Wales.

The film won a Best Picture Oscar, famously beating Orson Welles' Citizen Kane (1941).

Director John Ford referred to writer Philip Dunne's script as "nearly perfect a script as could be possible".