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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.
11 November 1911, Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, UK
15 February 1896, Dublin, Ireland
16 November 1886, Chicago, Illinois, USA
13 February 1914, Lancashire, England, UK
31 October 1879, Dublin, Ireland, UK [now Republic of Ireland]
14 December 1886, London, England, UK
October 1, 1889 in Los Angeles, California, USA
February 5, 1892 in Denver, Colorado, USA
9 November 1894, Madrid, New Mexico Territory, USA
16 March 1910, Preston, England, UK
27 July 1882, Bow, London, England, UK
10 March 1888, Dublin, Ireland
10 February 1913, New York City, New York, USA
January 4, 1890 in Auckland, New Zealand
26 April 1878, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK
September 27, 1910 in Fresno, California, USA
15 March 1913, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
23 September 1904, Glencoe, Illinois, USA
23 September 1897, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
7 December 1895, Portland, Oregon, USA
16 May 1882, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
17 September 1928, Herne Hill, London, England, UK
17 April 1877, Sussex, England, UK
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.
March 17, 2008
Beat out the much superior Citizen Kane for the Oscar for Best Picture.
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.
April 25, 2017
Sentimental classic still tugs at the heartstrings.
January 13, 2014
This is precisely the kind of movie that gave Hollywood film-making dignity and supremacy in its heyday.
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.
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.
November 16, 2015
Captures an idyll of youth that has been lost to the corrosive practices of modern business.
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.
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 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.
February 18, 2015
One of the outstanding film productions of the year.
