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How Green Was My Valley (1941)

October 28, 1941 (US) Drama • 118m

Overview

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.

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Top Billed Cast

Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon

Mr. Gruffydd

Maureen O'Hara
Maureen O'Hara

Angharad Morgan

Donald Crisp
Donald Crisp

Gwilym Morgan

John Loder
John Loder

Ianto Morgan

Sara Allgood
Sara Allgood

Beth Morgan

Evan S. Evans
Evan S. Evans

Gwilym Morgan Jr.

James Monks
James Monks

Owen Morgan

Ethel Griffies
Ethel Griffies

Mrs. Nicholas

Marten Lamont
Marten Lamont

Iestyn Evans

Irving Pichel
Irving Pichel

Adult Huw (Voice)

Jack Curtis
Jack Curtis

Villager (uncredited)

Herbert Evans
Herbert Evans

Postman (uncredited)

Mary Field
Mary Field

Eve (uncredited)

Jack Pennick
Jack Pennick

Mine Superintendent (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams
Robert B. Williams

Minor Role (uncredited)

Bobby Hale
Bobby Hale

VIllager (uncredited)

Crew
John Ford
John Ford

Director

Philip Dunne
Philip Dunne

Screenplay

Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Arthur C. Miller
Arthur C. Miller

Director of Photography

Richard Day
Richard Day

Art Direction

Nathan Juran
Nathan Juran

Art Direction

Thomas Little
Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Gwen Wakeling
Gwen Wakeling

Costume Design

Guy Pearce
Guy Pearce

Makeup Artist

Paul Lockwood
Paul Lockwood

Assistant Camera

Gene Bryant
Gene Bryant

Assistant Director

Hugo Friedhofer
Hugo Friedhofer

Orchestrator

Fred Sersen
Fred Sersen

Visual Effects

Ray C. Moore
Ray C. Moore

Location Manager

Edward O'Fearna
Edward O'Fearna

Assistant Director

Wingate Smith
Wingate Smith

Second Assistant Director

Tudor Williams
Tudor Williams

Music Arranger

Joseph LaShelle
Joseph LaShelle

Camera Operator

W. Percy Day
W. Percy Day

Matte Painter

William Koenig
William Koenig

Production Manager

Gene Bryant
Gene Bryant

Unit Production Manager

Edmund H. Hansen
Edmund H. Hansen

Sound Engineer



Reviews

CinemaSerf

⭐ 7/10

April 4, 2022

Made at the start of WWII, there is something especially potent about this simple story of a Victorian family of Welsh miners. The mine was their economy, their community and patriarch "Morgan" (Donald Crisp) the stern, but loving, father of five sons. It soon becomes clear to his sons that the reliability of the mining industry as a source of income could be waning. Their wages begin to be cut, the job-for-life that they thought they had started… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$800,000

Revenue

$4,800,000

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