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1944 | DIRECTED BY DAVID LEAN

This Happy Breed

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Movie Stats
Year
1944
Runtime
 115 minutes (1 hr 55 mins)
Select Cast
Robert Newton
Celia Johnson
Amy Veness
Alison Leggatt
Stanley Holloway
John Mills
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First viewed:
18th Aug 2022
Last viewed:
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Total views:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
12th April 1947
78 years 8 months 9 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
30th October 1944
81 years 1 months 22 days ago
Italy release date
 Italy
26th September 1945
80 years 2 months 25 days ago
Belgium release date
 Belgium
6th December 1945
80 years 15 days ago
Portugal release date
 Portugal
9th April 1946
79 years 8 months 12 days ago
Netherlands release date
 Netherlands
24th May 1946
79 years 6 months 28 days ago
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Directed by
david lean David Lean
Starring
Robert NewtonFrank Gibbons
Celia JohnsonEthel Gibbons
Amy VenessMrs. Flint
Alison LeggattAunt Sylvia
Stanley HollowayBob Mitchell
John MillsBilly Mitchell
Kay WalshQueenie
Eileen ErskineVi
John BlytheReg
Guy VerneySam Leadbitter
Betty FleetwoodPhyllis Blake
Merle TottenhamEdie
Robin BurnsMan in Crowd
Mabel EtheringtonLady in Crowd
Charles KingSelf
Bessie LoveSelf
Jack MayMourner
Laurence OlivierNarrator
Anita PageSelf
Pat RyanPasserby
Jack SharpRemoval Man
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1944-05-28
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UK total gross
£0
24567
In Which We Serve
24568
This Happy Breed
24569
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Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Drama
Drama
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News from around the web
Classic Film Review: David Lean looks in on Noel Coward’s “This Happy Breed” (1944)  rogersmovienation.com Tue, 18th July 2023

This Happy Breed – review  The Guardian Wed, 27th July 2011

This Happy Breed: Home Truths  The Criterion Collection Tue, 27th March 2012

David Lean Movies: All 16 Films Ranked Worst to Best  Gold Derby Mon, 24th March 2025

Martin Scorsese reveals his 50 favourite British movies  Far Out Magazine Wed, 1st October 2025

Chapter 3 - Knowing your place: David Lean’s film adaptation of Noël Coward’s This Happy Breed  Cambridge University Press & Assessment Mon, 27th February 2017

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