The Snow Goose (1971)

At the beginning of the Second World War, in an Essex fishing village, Fritha, a young orphan, finds a snow goose wounded by shotgun. At the same time, she gets to know Philip Rhayadar, a ... See full summary »

Director:

Patrick Garland

Writers:

Paul Gallico (short story "The Snow Goose", published in 1940 by the Saturday Evening Post), Paul Gallico (screenplay)

Stars:

Richard Harris, Jenny Agutter, Graham Crowden

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 9 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Richard Harris	...	Philip Rhayadar
Jenny Agutter	...	Fritha
Graham Crowden	...	Recruiting Officer
Freda Bamford	...	Postmistress
Noel Johnson	...	Naval Captain
William Marlowe	...	Soldier
Ludmilla Nova	...	Jane
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Garrie
Alvar Liddell	...	Newsreader (as Alvar Lidell)
Declan Mulholland
Keith Smith
Julian Somers	...	Jim
Gary Watson	...	Narrator (voice)
Jack Woolgar	...	Pinnace Captain

Storyline

At the beginning of the Second World War, in an Essex fishing village, Fritha, a young orphan, finds a snow goose wounded by shotgun. At the same time, she gets to know Philip Rhayadar, a hunched back artist who lives a solitary life in an abandoned lighthouse in the marshlands. With his help Fritha manages to nurse the bird back to flight. A fairy tale into which tragedy smuggles the day Philip decides to come to the rescue of British soldiers caught in the trap of the Dunkirk battle...

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Plot Keywords:

goose | nursing animal back to health | nursing back to health | snow goose | orphan | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Snow Goose (#21.1)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Foote, Cone and Belding Productions, Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

User Reviews

This vs the Re-make being filmed as I write

I took my small kids to see the 1971 film and we all wept copiously.It was a wonderful movie.I note with trepidation the remake being filmed in LA right now with Billy Connoly and Olivier Martinez.Can OM possibly get anywhere near as good as Richard Harris ? OM is not noted for his ability to convey feelings one can empathise with.I hope I am wrong but most remakes are dreadful, including the Alfie one with Jude Law.Why not just re release this greatest masterpiece.? I had not thought about this movie for years but now recalling it I think it has to be up in my top 10.A gem for anyone between 2-102,even if it is essentially a kids story an somewhat heavily laden with saccharine.I do believe that black and white movies were an excellent vehicle for creating "moods".I miss the B/W movies.And dread my memory of this masterpiece taking a hit on the remake.