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How Green Was My Valley
The story chronicles life in the South Wales coalfields, the loss of that way of life and its effects on the family. 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.
15 February 1896, Dublin, Ireland
15 March 1913, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
9 November 1894, Madrid, New Mexico Territory, USA
3 January 1898, London, England, UK
27 July 1882, Bow, London, England, UK
26 April 1878, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
January 4, 1890 in Auckland, New Zealand
13 February 1914, Lancashire, England, UK
26 August 1931, Denver, Colorado, USA
September 27, 1910 in Fresno, California, USA
April 16, 1882 in London, England, UK
March 17, 2008
Beat out the much superior Citizen Kane for the Oscar for Best Picture.
December 12, 2006
Expert performances from Donald Crisp, Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, and a host of brilliant character actors enhance a magnificent movie experience.
February 17, 2009
Because his recollections ring true, they are certain to evoke a similar nostalgia in all but the most slab-sided of moviegoers.
January 14, 2013
A screen version of such a book is a bold project, but Darryl Zanuck as producer and John Ford as director have succeeded in capturing to a remarkable degree the atmosphere of the novel.
September 14, 2015
There is no logical reason why you should feel as warm and nostalgic as you do at the end of How Green Was My Valley.
February 23, 2016
There are a lot of rich characters and good instances of moral outrage. It may not be better than Citizen Kane, but it's still a pretty damn good movie.
February 18, 2015
One of the outstanding film productions of the year.
January 13, 2014
This is precisely the kind of movie that gave Hollywood film-making dignity and supremacy in its heyday.
February 19, 2013
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.
January 30, 2008
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.
November 16, 2015
Captures an idyll of youth that has been lost to the corrosive practices of modern business.
April 25, 2017
Sentimental classic still tugs at the heartstrings.