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How Green Was My Valley ()

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At the turn of the century in a Welsh mining village, the Morgans, he stern, she gentle, raise coal-mining sons and hope their youngest will find a better life.
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  • Won 5 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 6 nominations.
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Mr. Gruffydd
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Angharad Morgan
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Bronwyn
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Mr. Gwilym Morgan
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Huw Morgan
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Ianto Morgan
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Mrs. Beth Morgan
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Cyfartha
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Ivor Morgan
Welsh Singers ...
Singers
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Mr. Jonas
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Mr. Parry
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Ceinwen (as Ann Todd)
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Dr. Richards
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Davy Morgan
Evan S. Evans ...
Gwilym Morgan Jr.
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Owen Morgan
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Dai Bando
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Evans
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Mrs. Nicholas
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Iestyn Evans
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Villager (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
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Bit Part (uncredited)
George Atkinson ...
Villager (uncredited)
Stewart Bair ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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(uncredited)
Ted Billings ...
VIllager (uncredited)
Robert Bradford ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
Nora Bush ...
Villager (uncredited)
Cyril Clare ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Leonard Clare ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Village Woman (uncredited)
Jane Crowley ...
Villager (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
Phillip Dare ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
Edward Davies ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
Helen Davies ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Bit Part (uncredited)
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Postman (uncredited)
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Eve (uncredited)
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Bit Part (uncredited)
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Gossiper (uncredited)
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Bit Part (uncredited)
Jack Griffiths ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Bobbie Hale ...
VIllager (uncredited)
Ben Hall ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Miner (uncredited)
Gwilym Isaac ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Ellis James ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
Alice A. Jones ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Arvonia Jones ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
David Jones ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Emlyn Jones ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Howell A. Jones ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Joseph T. Jones ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Mrs. Tossel (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
Will Lewis ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Joan Lott ...
School Student (uncredited)
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Meillyn Lewis (uncredited)
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Miner's Wife (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
Anne McCullough ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Harry McKim ...
Child (uncredited)
Lydia McKim ...
Child (uncredited)
Peggy McKim ...
Child (uncredited)
Gomer Morgan ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Owen ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Mine Superintendent (uncredited)
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Huw Morgan as an Adult (uncredited) (voice)
Arthur Pritchard ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
David J. Reed ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Caradac Rees ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Lewis Rees ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Mervyn (uncredited)
Leslie Sketchley ...
Villager (uncredited)
Marilyn Spinner ...
School Student (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
Hugh Thomas ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
John C. Thomas ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Owen Thomas ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
Eleanore Vogel ...
Villager (uncredited)
Allan Watson ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
Jan Williams ...
Bit Part (uncredited)
Reese Williams ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
Tudor Williams ...
Singer (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Ford

Written by

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Philip Dunne ... (screen play)
 
Richard Llewellyn ... (based on the novel by)

Produced by

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Darryl F. Zanuck ... producer

Music by

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Alfred Newman

Cinematography by

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Arthur C. Miller ... director of photography (as Arthur Miller)

Editing by

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James B. Clark ... film editor

Art Direction by

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Richard Day
Nathan Juran

Set Decoration by

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Thomas Little ... (set decorations)

Costume Design by

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Gwen Wakeling ... (costumes)

Makeup Department

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Guy Pearce ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Gene Bryant ... unit production manager (uncredited)
William Koenig ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Gene Bryant ... assistant director (uncredited)
Edward O'Fearna ... assistant director (uncredited)
Wingate Smith ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Walter Cooper ... stand-by painter (uncredited)
Ben Wurtzel ... head of construction (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Eugene Grossman ... sound
Roger Heman Sr. ... sound (as Roger Heman)

Visual Effects by

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Chesley Bonestell ... matte artist (uncredited)
W. Percy Day ... matte painter (uncredited)
Fred Sersen ... special photographic effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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Cliff Lyons ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Joseph LaShelle ... camera operator (uncredited)
Paul Lockwood ... assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sam Benson ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Location Management

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Ray C. Moore ... location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

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Hugo Friedhofer ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Gomer Jones ... music researcher (uncredited)
Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Tudor Williams ... musical arranger (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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C.C. Hardy ... stand-in: Donald Crisp (uncredited)
Hal Horne ... general press representative (uncredited)
Idwal Jones ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Jack Pennick ... assistant: John Ford (uncredited)
Rhys Williams ... technical advisor (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

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, Huw, we learn of the family's trials and tribulations. Family patriarch Gwilym and his older sons work in the mines, dangerous and unhealthy as it is. Gwilym has greater hopes for his youngest son, but Huw has his own ideas on how to honor his father. Daughter Angharad is the most beautiful girl in the valley and is very much in love with Mr. Gruffydd, who isn't sure he can provide her the life she deserves. Times are hard and good men find themselves out of work and exploited by unseen mine owners. Written by garykmcd

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Taglines Rich is their humor! Deep are their passions! Reckless are their lives! Mighty is their story! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Richard Llewellyn's How Green Was My Valley (United States)
  • Qu'elle était verte ma vallée (France)
  • So grün war mein Tal (Germany)
  • ¡Qué verde era mi valle! (Spain)
  • Vadim O Kadar Yeşildi Ki (Turkey, Turkish title)
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Runtime
  • 118 min
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Box Office

Budget $1,250,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Historians have called the way the wind plays with O'Hara's veil when she leaves the church after her wedding a stroke of luck for John Ford. Far from it, he had instructed the crew to set up wind machines to fan the veil into a perfect circle behind her head then blow it straight up into the air. See more »
Goofs When Huw comes home after being beaten by his teacher, there is no blood or marks on his back. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into End of the World (1966). See more »
Soundtracks Rhyfelgyrch Gwyr Harlech See more »
Quotes Mr. Gruffydd: You've been lucky, Huw. Lucky to suffer and lucky to spend these weary months in bed. For so God has given you a chance to make the spirit within yourself. And as your father cleans his lamp to have good light, so keep clean your spirit... By prayer, Huw. And by prayer, I don't mean shouting, mumbling, and wallowing like a hog in religious sentiment. Prayer is only another name for good, clean, direct thinking. When you pray, think. Think well what you're saying. Make your thoughts into things that are solid. In that way, your prayer will have strength, and that strength will become a part of you, body, mind, and spirit.
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