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Good-bye, My Lady

1956 · 94 min

A gentle, sun-dappled rural drama that ambles along warmly and lands a quiet, bittersweet ache about letting go.

Directed by
William A. Wellman
Genres
Drama
Starring
Walter Brennan, Phil Harris, Brandon De Wilde
Tagline
A PICTURE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY TO ENJOY!
Overview
An old man and a young boy who live in the southeastern Mississippi swamps are brought together by the love of a dog.

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Directed by
William A. Wellman
Genres
Drama
Starring
Walter Brennan, Phil Harris, Brandon De Wilde
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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 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
  • love
  • grief
  • parenthood
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance0
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
William A. Wellman
Written by
Albert Sidney Fleischman
Starring
Walter Brennan, Phil Harris, Brandon De Wilde, Sidney Poitier, William Hopper, Louise Beavers, George Chandler, Dawn Bender
Music
Laurindo Almeida, George Fields
Cinematography
William H. Clothier
Runtime
94 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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