This Happy Breed

1944 · directed by David Lean

Rating
83/100
Hit
yes

A chronicle of the lives of the Gibbons family, from shortly after the end of the First World War to the beginning of the Second.

This Happy Breed (1944), directed by David Lean, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Robert Newton
  • Celia Johnson
  • Amy Veness
  • Alison Leggatt
  • Stanley Holloway
  • John Mills
  • Kay Walsh
  • Eileen Erskine
  • John Blythe
  • Guy Verney

Crew

  • Ronald Neame — Director of Photography
  • Jack Harris — Editor
  • Clifton Parker — Original Music Composer
  • Muir Mathieson — Original Music Composer
  • Anthony Havelock-Allan — Screenplay
  • David Lean — Screenplay
  • Ronald Neame — Screenplay

More from David Lean

  1. Lawrence of Arabia (1962) — 99/100 · hit
  2. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) — 97/100 · hit
  3. Doctor Zhivago (1965) — 86/100 · hit
  4. Brief Encounter (1945) — 84/100 · hit
  5. Oliver Twist (1948) — 83/100 · hit
  6. Great Expectations (1946) — 83/100 · hit

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