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Hiiriä ja ihmisiä

Original title: Of Mice and Men
  • 19391939
  • K-16K-16
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field, and Burgess Meredith in Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (1939)
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A mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.A mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.A mentally disabled giant and his level headed guardian find work at a sadistic cowboy's ranch in depression era America.

IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Lewis Milestone
  • Writers
    • John Steinbeck(by)
    • Eugene Solow(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Lon Chaney Jr.
    • Burgess Meredith
    • Betty Field
  • Director
    • Lewis Milestone
  • Writers
    • John Steinbeck(by)
    • Eugene Solow(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Lon Chaney Jr.
    • Burgess Meredith
    • Betty Field
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 70User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 2 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field, and Burgess Meredith in Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (1939)
    Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field, and Burgess Meredith in Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (1939)
    Lon Chaney Jr. and Bob Steele in Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (1939)
    Lon Chaney Jr., Charles Bickford, Granville Bates, Roman Bohnen, and Burgess Meredith in Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (1939)
    Roman Bohnen, Betty Field, Burgess Meredith, and Leigh Whipper in Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (1939)
    Lon Chaney Jr. and Burgess Meredith in Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (1939)
    Lon Chaney Jr. and Leigh Whipper in Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (1939)
    Lon Chaney Jr. in Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (1939)
    Lon Chaney Jr., Betty Field, and Burgess Meredith in Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (1939)
    Betty Field and Burgess Meredith in Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (1939)
    Betty Field in Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (1939)
    Lon Chaney Jr. and Betty Field in Hiiriä ja ihmisiä (1939)

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    Lon Chaney Jr.
    Lon Chaney Jr.
    • Lennie Small
    Burgess Meredith
    Burgess Meredith
    • George Milton
    Betty Field
    Betty Field
    • Mae Jackson
    Charles Bickford
    Charles Bickford
    • Slim
    Roman Bohnen
    Roman Bohnen
    • Candy
    Bob Steele
    Bob Steele
    • Curley Jackson
    Noah Beery Jr.
    Noah Beery Jr.
    • Whit
    Oscar O'Shea
    Oscar O'Shea
    • Jackson
    Granville Bates
    Granville Bates
    • Carlson
    Leigh Whipper
    • Crooks
    Helen Lynd
    Helen Lynd
    • Susie
    Silver Tip Baker
    • Old Hand
    • (uncredited)
    John Beach
    • Ranch Hand
    • (uncredited)
    Baldwin Cooke
    Baldwin Cooke
    • Ranch Hand
    • (uncredited)
    Whitney De Rahm
    • Ranch Hand
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Dunn
    Eddie Dunn
    • Bus Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Henriette Kay
    • Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Lawrence
    • Ranch Hand
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lewis Milestone
    • Writers
      • John Steinbeck(by) (play)
      • Eugene Solow(screen play)
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    • Trivia
      One of the first films to have a pre-credits opening sequence.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning, when George and Lennie are being chased, they are running alongside a train, then climbing inside. As they run, the shadow of the camera operator, wearing a cap, is clearly seen against a train car.
    • Quotes

      George Milton: It ain't your fault, but look, if a fella steps on a round pebble and he falls down, breaks his neck, it ain't the pebble's fault, but the guy wouldn't a done it if the pebble hadn't been there.

    • Crazy credits
      The movie begins before the credits are shown. George and Lennie are fleeing a mob. They board a boxcar on a moving train, and as they close the door of the boxcar we see the main title already written on the door of the boxcar.
    • Connections
      Featured in Vippaa mulle viitonen (1975)

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    9/10
    Hits You Like a Gut Punch
    This screen adaptation of the John Steinbeck classic novel is a harsh, fantastic film that took the wind out of me with its frank and brutal depiction of desperation and longing. Movies about the Depression that were actually made at the time of the Depression by people who knew of what they spoke by necessity feel so much more authentic than later movies that treat the Depression as a historical event. The men in this film are quite literally living day to day, and the comparison of men to dogs that serves as a running motif throughout the film feels like more than just a poetic device. Like dogs, these men were faced with the scary prospect of some day being of no more use, and there was no system in place to take care of them when that day came. Being shot like a dog put out of its misery by its owner really was preferable to the alternatives awaiting them.

    I was surprised about how candid this film was, and how bravely it tackled some of the thornier issues of Steinbeck's novel. The incident between Lenny and Mae is divested of some of its sexual overtones, but much is implied anyway. And a scene between Crooks, a black work hand, and some of the other workers, in which Crooks explains in blunt language what it means to be black, tackles race relations as honestly as many films today.

    Moments of this film are almost unbearably sad and poignant, but never in that over-sentimental way common to Hollywood films of this time period. Burgess Meredith is terrific in the role of George; he expertly conveys--without ever directly addressing it--the bond he has with Lenny and the degree to which Lenny is as much George's savior as he is Lenny's. Charles Bickford is also excellent as a rough and world-weary worker. The cast's weak links are Betty Field--hopelessly overplaying her bored sex kitten--and Lon Chaney as Lenny, though both are very good in the pivotal scene that sets off the action of the film's finale.

    John Ford's adaptation of "The Grapes of Wrath" from the following year gets all of the attention today, and one hardly ever hears of "Of Mice and Men." But much of what is great about Ford's film is also great about Lewis Milestone's, and he deserves credit for laying a fine blueprint for brining Steinbeck's beautiful and heartbreaking stories to the screen.

    Grade: A
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    • Release date
      • July 1, 1949 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Of Mice and Men
    • Filming locations
      • Hearst Ranch, San Simeon, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Hal Roach Studios
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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