How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

Rich is their humor! Deep are their passions! Reckless are their lives! Mighty is their story!

Directed by John Ford

Produced by 20th Century Fox

1941118 min7.3 / 10

A wistful, intimate family drama set in a Welsh mining town, where generational conflict and social upheaval test bonds of kinship and tradition.

Huw Morgan, the academically inclined youngest son in a proud family of Welsh coal miners, witnesses the tumultuous events of his young life during a period of rapid social change. At the dawn of the 20th-century, a miners' strike divides the Morgans: the sons demand improvements, and the father doesn't want to rock the boat.

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  • Is How Green Was My Valley sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is How Green Was My Valley easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Is How Green Was My Valley scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is How Green Was My Valley violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does How Green Was My Valley end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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