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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

12,713

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 ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Don Druker Chicago Reader	"A magnificent movie experience"
		Bosley Crowther The New York Times	"A beautiful and affecting film achievement"
		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"
		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."
		Tom Milne Time Out	"An elegant and eloquent film"
		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)"
		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)"
		Eric Henderson Slant	"Ford’s social conscience convinces (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		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."

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