The Corn Is Green (1945 film)
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The Corn Is Green is a 1945 American drama film starring Bette Davis as a schoolteacher determined to bring education to a Welsh coal mining town despite great opposition. It was adapted from the 1938 play of the same name by Emlyn Williams, which originally starred Ethel Barrymore.
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The Corn Is Green | |
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Directed by | Irving Rapper |
Written by | Frank Cavett Casey Robinson |
Based on | The Corn Is Green 1938 play by Emlyn Williams |
Produced by | Jack Chertok |
Starring | Bette Davis Nigel Bruce John Dall |
Cinematography | Sol Polito |
Edited by | Frederick Richards |
Music by | Max Steiner |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $1,545,000[1] |
Box office | $3,649,000[citation needed] |
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John Dall and Joan Lorring were nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.[2]
In 1979, the play was adapted once again, for the made-for-television film The Corn Is Green starring Katharine Hepburn.