Fresh
One of the outstanding film productions of the year.
Kate Cameron, New York Daily News
How Green Was My Valley
Rich is their humor! Deep are their passions! Reckless are their lives! Mighty is their story!
1941 · 1h 58m · Approved
Drama
Directed by
John Ford
Overview
Huw Morgan, 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. At the dawn of the 20th-century, a miners' strike divides the Morgans: the sons demand improvements, and the father doesn't want to rock the boat.
Director and cast
- John Ford Director
- Walter Pidgeon as Mr. Gruffydd
- Maureen O'Hara as Angharad Morgan
- Anna Lee as Bronwyn
- Donald Crisp as Mr. Gwillym Morgan
- Roddy McDowall as Huw Morgan (as Master Roddy McDowall)
- John Loder as Ianto
- Sara Allgood as Mrs. Beth Morgan
- Barry Fitzgerald Cast
- Patric Knowles Cast
- Morton Lowry Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
93%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The acting is strong, and Arthur Miller's Oscar-winning photography gives the images a spooky luster, but a little bit of Ford's salt-of-the-earth piety goes an awfully long way.
Ty Burr, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
How Green Was My Valley is one of the year's better films, a sure-fire critic's picture and, unlike most features that draw kudos from crix, this one will also do business.
Abel Green, Variety
Fresh
Expert performances from Donald Crisp, Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, and a host of brilliant character actors enhance a magnificent movie experience.
Don Druker, Chicago Reader
Fresh
An elegant and eloquent film, nevertheless, even if the characteristically laconic Fordian poetry seems more contrived here.
Tom Milne, Time Out
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