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The Green Years

1946 · 127 min

A gentle, old-fashioned coming-of-age story that feels like a warm, sentimental memoir, with mild hardships and kindly guidance.

Directed by: Victor Saville
Genres: Drama
Starring: Charles Coburn, Tom Drake, Hume Cronyn

Tagline: It's the Book with a Heartful of Love that Thrilled Millions!
Overview: An orphaned young boy is guided by his great-grandfather and strives to go to university to become a doctor. However, the boy's harsh grandfather stands in his way.

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Directed by: Victor Saville
Genres: Drama
Starring: Charles Coburn, Tom Drake, Hume Cronyn

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
parenthood
love
class
Places: small town
home
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	3
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Victor Saville
Written by: Sonya Levien, Robert Ardrey, A.J. Cronin
Starring: Charles Coburn, Tom Drake, Hume Cronyn, Gladys Cooper, Dean Stockwell, Selena Royle, Jessica Tandy, Richard Haydn
Music: Herbert Stothart
Cinematography: George J. Folsey
Runtime: 127 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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