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How Green Was My Valley

Oscar™ Best Picture - Winning Movies

1941

John Ford

Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Roddy McDowall, Donald Crisp ...

8.2

12,705

Drama This story of a Welsh valley's turn-of-the-century descent from pristine paradise to despoiled coal mining region, is told in flashback form by Huw Morgan, an old man who has decided to leave the valley forever. Huw is the youngest in a family of six brothers and one sister and the film centers on his struggle toward manhood amid conflicting demands of faith, economics, education and family loyalty in a Wales caught in an irreversible ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Don Druker Chicago Reader	"A magnificent movie experience"	POS
United States	Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"A beautiful and affecting film achievement"	POS
United States	Kate Cameron New York Daily News	"The book (...) has been made into an extraordinary interesting picture, one that warms the cockles of the heart with its sympathetic presentation of the human problems, spiritual aspirations and economic struggles"	POS
United States	Abel Green Variety	"[It] is replete with much human interest, romance, conflict and almost every other human emotion to match up to cinematic standards for all audiences."	POS
United Kingdom	Tom Milne Time Out	"An elegant and eloquent film"	POS
United Kingdom	David Parkinson Empire	"Strong performances from Crisp and O'Hara although McDowall as the young lead, gives a particularly memorable performance while the setting shows Wales at its most beautiful (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tony Sloman Radio Times	"There's no denying its power to move as well as entertain audiences, as brilliant director John Ford lovingly details life in the pits and valleys of Richard Llewellyn's famous novel (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Eric Henderson Slant	"Ford’s social conscience convinces (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Mark Chalon Smith Los Angeles Times	"Ford was a director who understood the art of plotting and knew how to bring a gentle humanity to his actors and the characters they embodied."	POS

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