This powerful depiction of life in a depression-era Welsh mining town features Michael Redgrave as Davey Fenwick, the idealistic son of a collier, who aspires to improve the lives of the local miners by fighting for reform in their treacherous workplace. But his efforts are hampered by the machinations of a cunning former .. Read more
| Starring | Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Edward Rigby, Emlyn Williams |
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| Director | Carol Reed |
| Genres | Drama |
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This powerful depiction of life in a depression-era Welsh mining town features Michael Redgrave as Davey Fenwick, the idealistic son of a collier, who aspires to improve the lives of the local miners by fighting for reform in their treacherous workplace. But his efforts are hampered by the machinations of a cunning former friend, Joe Gowlan (Emlyn Williams), and the indifference of a callous, grasping wife, Jenny Sunley (Margaret Lockwood), who help to provoke an explosive conclusion that none had foreseen.
| Starring | Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Edward Rigby, Emlyn Williams, Nancy Price, Allan Jeayes, Cecil Parker, Linden Travers |
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| Director | Carol Reed |
| Studio | 2 ENTERTAIN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 34 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1939 To Rent: DVD: 30 Jun 2003 |
Some two decades before the Kitchen Sink cinema of the British New Wave, Carol Reed made this serious, committed film... read more on Time Out
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Not a masterpiece
At the time this film was probably a tear-jerker, but it was only two years on when the masterpiece 'How Green Was My valley' was completed. What a ... read more »
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hard work
i love old movies but not this one,its like a bad book that you keep picking up and trying to get in to and can't some die hards might get into it.
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The Stars Look Down
Gritty reality as seen through southern eyes about 60 years ago. No-one could be bothered to sort out the relevant accents for the miners so we have Welsh, ... read more »
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