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How Green Was My Valley is a 1941 American drama film directed by John Ford, adapted by Philip Dunne from the 1939 novel of the same title by Richard Llewellyn. It stars Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee, Donald Crisp, and a young Roddy McDowall.
How Green Was My Valley: Directed by John Ford. With Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee, Donald Crisp. At the turn of the century in a Welsh mining village, the Morgans, he stern, she gentle, raise coal-mining sons and hope their youngest will find a better life.
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- Drama, Family
- John Ford
- 1942-01-29
How Green Was My Valley is a 1939 novel by Richard Llewellyn, narrated by Huw Morgan, the main character, about his Welsh family and the mining community in which they live. The author had claimed that he based the book on his own experiences but this was found to be untrue after his death; Llewellyn was English-born and spent little time in ...
- Richard Llewellyn
- 1939
Huw Morgan (Roddy McDowall), 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.
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- Walter Pidgeon
- John Ford
- Drama
How Green Was My Valley (1941) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Summaries. At the turn of the century in a Welsh mining village, the Morgans, he stern, she gentle, raise coal-mining sons and hope their youngest will find a better life. Life is hard in a Welsh mining town and no less so for the Morgan family.
How Green Was My Valley was the big winner at the 1941 Academy Awards®, taking Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Donald Crisp), Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction. It was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress (Allgood), Best Editing, Best Score, Best Sound and Best Adapted Screenplay.
