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The Stars Look Down

1939, Movie, NR, 104 mins

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Made in 1939, but released in the US at around the same time as HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY, this superb view of the plight of British miners was unfortunately overlooked at the box office. Though related in subject, THE STARS LOOK DOWN is much grimmer than John Ford's classic. Based on a novel by A.J. Cronin, Carol Reed's first major film is set in a bleak coal mining town in northern England, where Rigby and Price have struggled to give their son (Redgrave) an opportunity for ... read more leave a comment
Davey leaves the mining village to go to University on a scholarship. He marries Jenny and returns home without completing his degree. He realizes Jenny loves someone else and becomes also disappointed with his work as a teacher. He decides to become an
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Length: 01:50:00
Posted: 8/7/2009
Year: 1939
Rated NR

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Cast
Michael Redgrave: David Fenwick
Margaret Lockwood: Jenny Sunley
Emlyn Williams: Joe Gowan
Nancy Price: Martha Fenwick
Allan Jeayes: Richard Barras
Edward Rigby: Robert Fenwick

 

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