CinemaOSMovie · 1944 · 1h 51m · PG
This Happy Breed

A Sweeping Panorama of Living

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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.

Directed byDavid Lean

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 51m
Language
EN
Released
May 28, 1944
Budget
$900,000
Studios
CineguildTwo Cities FilmsJ. Arthur Rank Organisation

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This Happy Breed (1944) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

This Happy Breed (1944) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Creative team
Directed by
David Lean
David Lean
Written by
David Lean
David Lean
Ronald Neame
Ronald Neame
Produced by
Noël Coward
Noël Coward

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