The Stars Look Down (1940)
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The Stars Look Down is based on A. J. Cronin's 1935 novel of the same name, about injustices in a mining community in North East England. While the novel follows the development of three young men in the small mining town, the film focuses on just one of them; the smart David Fenwick who gets a scholarship to university, meets a girl who only marries him because her former boyfriend has abandoned her, and eventually returns to the mine town as a teacher and takes part in a futile rescue effort when the mine is flooded, trapping both his father and his younger brother.
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Michael RedgraveDavey Fenwick
Margaret LockwoodJenny Sunley
Emlyn WilliamsJoe Gowlan
Nancy PriceMartha Fenwick - Davey's mother
Allan JeayesRichard Barras - the mine owner
Edward RigbyRobert Fenwick - Davey's father
Desmond TesterHughie Fenwick - Davey's brotherDavid MarkhamArthur Barras - Barras' son
Cecil ParkerStanley Millington
Linden TraversMrs. Laura Millington
Milton RosmerHarry Nugent, MP
George CarneySlogger GowlanKeywords
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What is The Stars Look Down about?
The Stars Look Down is based on A. J. Cronin's 1935 novel of the same name, about injustices in a mining community in North East England. While the novel follows the development of three young men in the small mining town, the film focuses on just one of them; the smart David Fenwick who gets a scholarship to university, meets a girl who only marries him because her former boyfriend has abandoned her, and eventually returns to the mine town as a teacher and takes part in a futile rescue effort when the mine is flooded, trapping both his father and his younger brother.
How long is The Stars Look Down?
The Stars Look Down has a runtime of 110 minutes.
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