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The Stars Look Down is a British film from 1940, based on A. J. Cronin's 1935 novel of the same title, about injustices in a mining town in North East England. The film, co-scripted by Cronin and directed by Carol Reed, stars Michael Redgrave as Davey Fenwick and Margaret Lockwood as Jenny Sunley.
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The Stars Look Down is a 1940 film adapted from the novel. Co-scripted by Cronin and directed by Carol Reed, the film stars Michael Redgrave as the idealistic Davey Fenwick and Margaret Lockwood as his wife. Their relationship, which is secondary in the novel, is foregrounded in the film.
- A. J. Cronin
- 1935
While the novel follows the development of three young men in the small mining town, the film focuses on just one of them; David Fenwick. Stars: Michael Redgrave, Margaret Lockwood, Edward...
- 101 min
- 49.5K
- Cult Cinema Classics
The Stars Look Down (1940) : Brief Review - Dark secrets of coal mine and industrialisation exposed in British Film Noir. Based on A. J. Cronin's novel of the same name, this Carol Reed drama is a burning film noir for the early 40s.
Feb 2, 2024 · In a small coal-mining village Bob Fenwick leads a strike over safety standards at the local colliery. Meanwhile his son, David, goes off to university with the hope one day to return to help the...
- 94 min
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Feb 15, 2024 · The Stars look Down, 1940, B&W, Drama The smart David Fenwick gets a scholarship to university, meets a girl who only marries him because her former boyfriend has abandoned her, and eventually returns to the mine town as a teacher and takes part in a futile rescue effort when the mine is flooded.
