This Happy Breed
This Happy Breed

Movie·1944·1h 51m

This Happy Breed

A Sweeping Panorama of Living

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Written By

Anthony Havelock-Allan

Producer

Noël Coward

Cinematography

Ronald Neame

Music

Clifton Parker

Editor

Jack Harris

Themes

london, englandstrikewar veterancafetwinsfamilygas maskmanicuristelopement1920s1930ssuburban

Production House

Cineguild
Two Cities Films
J. Arthur Rank Organisation

Audience Score

71%

62 votes

Skip9%
Timepass21%
Go for it39%
Perfection31%

Where to watch

Region: US

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// cast

Cast

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Frank Gibbons

Celia Johnson

Celia Johnson

Ethel Gibbons

Amy Veness

Amy Veness

Mrs. Flint

Alison Leggatt

Alison Leggatt

Aunt Sylvia

Stanley Holloway

Stanley Holloway

Bob Mitchell

John Mills

John Mills

Billy Mitchell

Kay Walsh

Kay Walsh

Queenie Gibbons

Eileen Erskine

Vi Gibbons

John Blythe

John Blythe

Reg Gibbons

Guy Verney

Sam Leadbitter

Betty Fleetwood

Phyllis Blake

Merle Tottenham

Merle Tottenham

Edie

Mabel Etherington

Woman in Crowd

Jack May

Jack May

Mourner

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

Narrator (voice)

// crew

Crew

David Lean

David Lean

Director, Screenplay

Noël Coward

Noël Coward

Producer

Ronald Neame

Ronald Neame

Director of Photography, Screenplay

Jack Harris

Editor

Clifton Parker

Original Music Composer

Muir Mathieson

Original Music Composer

Anthony Havelock-Allan

Screenplay

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