THIS HAPPY BREED
Noël Coward was the source for this story of a London lower middle-class suburban family in the inter-war years from 1919 to 1939. The finely and wittily observed family feuds unfold against a panorama of public events ranging from the General Strike of 1926 to the outbreak of war itself. Beautifully acted by an ensemble cast and shot in Technicolor, the film was a huge contemporary hit and has lost little of its appeal.
Year of production: 1944
Duration: 114 minutes
Credits
- David LEAN Director
- Noel COWARD Screenplay
- David LEAN Screenplay
- Ronald NEAME Screenplay
- Anthony HAVELOCK-ALLAN Screenplay
- Muir MATHIESON Music
- Clifton PARKER Music
- Jack HARRIS Editing
- C.P. NORMAN Production Design
Casting
- Robert NEWTON Frank Gibbons
- Celia JOHNSON Ethel Gibbons
- John MILLS Billy Mitchell
- Kay WALSH Queenie Gibbons
- Stanley HOLLOWAY Bob Mitchell
Images
Contacts
Production
- TWO CITIES FILMS United Kingdom
French Press
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LIPPIN ASSOCIATES / BFIwww.bfi.org.uk
DEBBIE LAWRENCE/BRIAN ROBINSONbrian.robinson@bfi.org.uk
International Press
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LIPPIN ASSOCIATES/BFI
T: 44 207 957 8940www.bfi.org.uk
DEBBIE LAWRENCE/BRIAN ROBINSONbrian.robinson@bfi.org.uk
Distribution
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PARK CIRCUS LIMITED
T: 44 1413322175www.parkcircus.comnick@parkcircus.com
International sales
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LIPPIN ASSOCIATES/GRANADA INTERNATIONAL
T: +44 (0)844 8813000www.granadamedia.com/internationalsimon.wheeler@granadamedia.com