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This Happy Breed (1944)

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'This Happy Breed' is a splendidly acted classic portraying how an ordinary British family lived between the wars. Just after WWI the Gibbons family moves to a nice house in the suburbs. The inhabitants of 17 Sycamore Road are ordinary people, with their irritable in-laws, their just-plain-folks camaraderie, and their unshakeable belief that no matter how hard the times are, Mother England is forged of good stock and common sense will somehow prevail.

This is a wonderful adaptation of Noel Coward's play, written by Anthony Havelock-Allan and directed by David Lean who brought us the critically acclaimed classic 'Brief Encounter'.

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Starring:

John Mills, Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, Kay Walsh, Stanley Holloway

Director:

David Lean

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	Reviewed by: Peter J
The play must have been great. As a film with the perspective of the 1920s through to the start of World War Two it is one of the best. It is an old film but in this case that is not a fault. Give the characters time they develop wonderfully and the main players are the best of English actors of the time. A brilliant Sunday afternoon film, sit back and enjoy.

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Genres:

Classics
Drama
Comedy

Run Time:
106 Minutes

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

BFI Classification:
Universal - suitable for all ages

Release Date:
21/05/2003

Production Year:
1944

Aspect Ratio:
Full Frame 4:3

Colour:
Colour

Special Features:

Interactive Menus
Scene Index