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Director:
John Ford
Writers:
Philip Dunne (screen play)
Richard Llewellyn (based on the novel by)
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Release Date:
9 April 1942 (Australia) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Family See more »
Tagline:
Rich is their humor! Deep are their passions! Reckless are their lives! Mighty is their story! See more »
Plot:
Life is hard in a Welsh mining town and no less so for the Morgan family. Seen through the eyes of the family's youngest... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Won 5 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Walter Pidgeon ... Mr. Gruffydd

Maureen O'Hara ... Angharad
Anna Lee ... Bronwyn
Donald Crisp ... Mr. Morgan

Roddy McDowall ... Huw
John Loder ... Ianto
Sara Allgood ... Mrs. Morgan

Barry Fitzgerald ... Cyfartha
Patric Knowles ... Ivor
Welsh Singers ... Themselves
Morton Lowry ... Mr. Jonas
Arthur Shields ... Mr. Parry
Ann E. Todd ... Ceinwen (as Ann Todd)
Frederick Worlock ... Dr. Richards
Richard Fraser ... Davy
Evan S. Evans ... Gwilym
James Monks ... Owen

Rhys Williams ... Dai Bando
Lionel Pape ... Evans
Ethel Griffies ... Mrs. Nicholas
Marten Lamont ... Iestyn Evans
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gertrude Astor ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Frank Baker ... (uncredited)
Robert Bradford ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Ruth Clifford ... Village Woman (uncredited)
Phillip Dare ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Edward Davies ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Minta Durfee ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Herbert Evans ... Postman (uncredited)
Mary Field ... Eve (uncredited)
Pauline Garon ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Mary Gordon ... Gossiper (uncredited)

Gibson Gowland ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Ben Hall ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Louis Jean Heydt ... Miner (uncredited)
Tiny Jones ... Mrs. Tossel (uncredited)
Eve March ... Meillyn Lewis (uncredited)

Mae Marsh ... Miner's Wife (uncredited)
Harry McKim ... Child (uncredited)
Lydia McKim ... Child (uncredited)
Peggy McKim ... Child (uncredited)
Jack Pennick ... Mine Superintendent (uncredited)
Irving Pichel ... Huw Morgan as an Adult (voice) (uncredited)
Arthur Pritchard ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Clifford Severn ... Mervyn (uncredited)
Allan Watson ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Jan Williams ... Bit Part (uncredited)
Tudor Williams ... Singer (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Ford 
 
Writing credits
Philip Dunne (screen play)

Richard Llewellyn (based on the novel by)

Produced by
Darryl F. Zanuck .... producer
 
Original Music by
Alfred Newman (music)
 
Cinematography by
Arthur C. Miller (director of photography) (as Arthur Miller)
 
Film Editing by
James B. Clark (film editor)
 
Art Direction by
Richard Day (art direction)
Nathan Juran (art direction)
 
Set Decoration by
Thomas Little 
 
Costume Design by
Gwen Wakeling (costumes)
 
Makeup Department
Guy Pearce .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Gene Bryant .... unit production manager (uncredited)
William Koenig .... production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gene Bryant .... assistant director (uncredited)
Edward O'Fearna .... assistant director (uncredited)
Wingate Smith .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Walter Cooper .... stand-by painter (uncredited)
Ben Wurtzel .... head of construction (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Eugene Grossman .... sound
Roger Heman Sr. .... sound (as Roger Heman)
 
Special Effects by
Fred Sersen .... special photographic effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Chesley Bonestell .... matte artist (uncredited)
W. Percy Day .... matte painter (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph LaShelle .... camera operator (uncredited)
Paul Lockwood .... assistant camera (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sam Benson .... wardrobe (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Owain Alaw .... composer: "I Saw a Tiny Streamlet"
G.H. Arfon .... composer: "Llef"
Mynyddag .... lyricist: "Myfanwy-Arabella"
William Owen .... composer: "Bryn Calfaria"
Joseph Parry .... composer: "Myfanwy-Arabella"
J.T. Rees .... composer: "Penpark"
Hugo Friedhofer .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Gomer Jones .... music researcher (uncredited)
Edward B. Powell .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Tudor Williams .... musical arrangements (uncredited)
 
Other crew
C.C. Hardy .... stand-in: Donald Crisp (uncredited)
Idwal Jones .... technical advisor (uncredited)
Ray C. Moore .... location manager (uncredited)
Jack Pennick .... assistant: John Ford (uncredited)
Rhys Williams .... technical advisor (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Richard Llewellyn's How Green Was My Valley" - USA (complete title)
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
118 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Welsh
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:
Australia:PG | UK:U | West Germany:12 (f) | USA:Approved (certificate #7480) | Canada:G (video rating) | Brazil:Livre | USA:Not Rated | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:S | Sweden:15
Filming Locations:
20th Century Fox Ranch, Malibu Creek State Park - 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California, USASee more »
Company:
Twentieth Century Fox Film CorporationSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Cyfartha's final line, "'Tis a coward I am, but I will hold your coat," was added by Ford himself over the objections of screenwriter Philip Dunne.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When Roddy McDowall's character comes home after being beaten by his teacher, there is no blood or marks on his back.See more »
Quotes:
Mr. Gruffydd:I know why you have come - I have seen it in your faces Sunday after Sunday as I've stood here before you. Fear has brought you here. Horrible, superstitious fear. Fear of divine retribution a bolt of fire from the skies. The vengeance of the Lord and the justice of God...See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Bewitched: How Green Was My Grass (#4.24)" (1968)See more »
Soundtrack:
Myfanwy-ArabellaSee more »

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46 out of 55 people found the following review useful.
A John Ford Masterpiece, 25 December 1999
Author: gbheron from Washington, DC

John Ford's film of social and familial change details the chilling effects hard economic times have on a large, but tight-knit Welsh coal mining family around the turn of the last century. Told in narrative flashback by the youngest of seven children (5 young men and a young lady) it begins when the coalmines are new, the valley still green, and the village cohesive and close-knit. As economic times worsen, the family and community fray and slowly disintegrate. The backdrop village becomes darker and smokier as the family fights valiantly to remain together. But unlike the treatment the story would probably get today, the family does not lose its dignity.

There is not much, if anything, to criticize in this movie, it's one of the best ever.

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