Drama · United Kingdom · 1944 · 1h 51m

This Happy Breed

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Director
David Lean
Cast
Robert Newton as Frank Gibbons Celia Johnson as Ethel Gibbons Amy Veness as Mrs. Flint Alison Leggatt as Aunt Sylvia Stanley Holloway as Bob Mitchell John Mills as Billy Mitchell
Crew
Ronald Neame — Director of Photography Jack Harris — Editor Clifton Parker — Original Music Composer Muir Mathieson — Original Music Composer David Lean — Screenplay Ronald Neame — Screenplay
Tagline

A Sweeping Panorama of Living

Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
london, englandstrikewar veterancafetwinsfamilygas maskmanicuristelopement1920s1930ssuburban
Key Collaborators
David Lean Director Ronald Neame Director of Photography Jack Harris Editor Clifton Parker Original Music Composer Muir Mathieson Original Music Composer David Lean Screenplay Ronald Neame Screenplay Anthony Havelock-Allan Screenplay Noël Coward Producer
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