United Kingdom / May 28, 1944
A Sweeping Panorama of Living
1h 51min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Eileen Erskine | Vi Gibbons |
| John Blythe | Reg Gibbons |
| Guy Verney | Sam Leadbitter |
| Betty Fleetwood | Phyllis Blake |
| Merle Tottenham | Edie |
| Mabel Etherington | Woman in Crowd |
| Jack May | Mourner |
| Laurence Olivier | Narrator (voice) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | This Happy Breed |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cineguild, Two Cities Films, J. Arthur Rank Organisation |
| Release date | 28 maggio 1944 |
| Production | Noël Coward, Ronald Neame |
| Writer | Ronald Neame, David Lean, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Noël Coward |
| Editing | Jack Harris, Norah Walsh |
| Cinematography | Ronald Neame, Guy Green, Jim Body, George Minassian, David Lytton, Eugene H.E. Pizey, B. Francke, Dennis Bartlett |
| Assistant directors | George Pollock, Anthony Hearne, David Lean, Maggie Unsworth |
| Camera operators | Guy Green, B. Francke, Ronald Neame, Jim Body, George Minassian, David Lytton, Eugene H.E. Pizey, Dennis Bartlett |
| Additional photography | Ronald Neame, Guy Green, Jim Body, George Minassian, David Lytton, Eugene H.E. Pizey, B. Francke, Dennis Bartlett |
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| Production design | C.P. Norman, Harold Hurdell, Arthur Lawson |
| Art direction | C.P. Norman, Arthur Lawson, Harold Hurdell |
| Set decoration | C.P. Norman, Harold Hurdell, Arthur Lawson |
| Special effects | W. Percy Day, George Blackwell |
| Visual effects | George Blackwell |
| Music | Clifton Parker, Muir Mathieson, John Cook, Desmond Dew, C. C. Stevens, Percy Dayton, Gordon K. McCallum, George Paternoster |
| Sound | Muir Mathieson, John Cook, Desmond Dew, C. C. Stevens, Percy Dayton, Clifton Parker, Gordon K. McCallum, George Paternoster |
| Costume design | Tony Sforzini, Hilda Collins, Marjorie Whittle, Vivienne Walker |
| Makeup | Tony Sforzini, Hilda Collins, Marjorie Whittle, Vivienne Walker |
| Hairstyling | Tony Sforzini, Hilda Collins, Marjorie Whittle, Vivienne Walker |
| Budget | 900.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / Apr 12, 1947 / PG
France / Jan 14, 1948
Physical media
Netherlands / May 04, 2012 / Blu ray
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