Directed by:
John FordScreenplay:
Philip DunneCinematography:
Arthur C. MillerComposer:
Alfred NewmanCast:
Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee, Donald Crisp, Roddy McDowall, John Loder, Sara Allgood, Barry Fitzgerald, Patric Knowles, Arthur Shields, Ann E. Todd (more)VOD (2)
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Seen through the eyes of a boy (Roddy McDowall), How Green Was My Valley is the inspiring yet heart breaking story of young parents (Donald Crisp and Sara Allgood) struggling to keep their family together as they endure severe hardship in a small Welsh mining town. Co-starring Maureen O'Hara and Walter Pidgeon, this acclaimed classic captures the sentiments and issues of its time while reminding us of the dreams, struggles and triumphs that can touch every family. (20th Century Fox UK)
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It begins with awful moralizing, and that’s how it ends, too. However, the greatest shortfall of this picture is its absolute sterility, the stiffness and artificiality of all of the characters, settings and, in fact, everything. This movie doesn’t manage even for a minute to create any hint of atmosphere, let alone any emotions. Which is pretty sad when this is what the whole movie is about. Purely and simply this doesn’t draw you in, is of no interest and quickly bores you. Not to mention the incessant, and soon absolutely unbearable, singing miners.
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It's probably a good film that certainly has something to say, but on the other hand, I can't help but feel it could have been filmed even more dramatically, even more brutally, than it comes across. I think it would have only benefited the film. But even the way it is, it certainly works; it just speaks more to fans of older films, while for others, it might just be an old film.
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