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THE PROUD VALLEY
U.K., 1940
Directed by Pen Tennyson
With Paul Robeson, Edward Chapman, Rachel Thomas
Approx. 76 min. DCP.
David Goliath (Paul Robeson) travels to Wales and, after impressing local leader Dick Parry (Edward Chapman) with his singing talent, gains employment at a coal mine. When an accidental explosion claims Parry's life and closes the mine, David joins the man's family in a quest to re-open the mine and bring the village back to life.
Reviews
“…it is lyrical when it sings.”
– Bosley Crowther, The New York Times