How Green Was My Valley (1941)

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Cast

Maureen O Hara, Walter Pidgeon, Roddy McDowall

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"Men like my father cannot die. They are with me still, real in memory as they were in flesh, loving and beloved forever. How green was my valley then." As inspiring t... more >

"Men like my father cannot die. They are with me still, real in memory as they were in flesh, loving and beloved forever. How green was my valley then." As inspiring today as it was in 1941, famously beating Citizen Kane to the Best Picture Oscar. Winning 5 Oscars in total, including Best Director and Cinematography, this acclaimed screen classic tells of one family's struggles, dreams and triumphs in a small Welsh mining town. A sure-fire winter warmer. Incidentally, this reviewer's Grandfather's favourite movie. < less

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The life and struggles of a Welsh mining community portrayed with enormous warmth and tenderness by Ford. Famously beating Citizen Kane to the Oscar in 1941, this film... more >

The life and struggles of a Welsh mining community portrayed with enormous warmth and tenderness by Ford. Famously beating Citizen Kane to the Oscar in 1941, this film remains an enduring classic. < less

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