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The Valley of Decision

1945 · 119 min

A sweeping, earnest old-Hollywood romance that moves slowly through class divides and labor strife, landing with a heavy, bittersweet emotional weight.

Directed by: Tay Garnett
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Greer Garson, Gregory Peck, Donald Crisp

Tagline: The Book That Thrilled Millions!
Overview: Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Her family objects when she goes to work as a maid for the wealthy Scott family which controls the mill. Mary catches the attention of handsome scion Paul Scott, but their romance is complicated by Paul's engagement to someone else and a bitter strike among the mill workers.

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Directed by: Tay Garnett
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Greer Garson, Gregory Peck, Donald Crisp

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
love
family
grief
betrayal
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	6
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Tay Garnett
Written by: Sonya Levien, John Meehan
Starring: Greer Garson, Gregory Peck, Donald Crisp, Lionel Barrymore, Preston Foster, Marsha Hunt, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen
Music: Herbert Stothart
Cinematography: Joseph Ruttenberg
Runtime: 119 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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