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Under the Greenwood Tree (1929)

Under the Greenwood Tree poster
Directed by
Harry Lachman
Genre
drama film, historical fiction
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a rural English village in the 19th century, a schoolteacher and a local man navigate their budding romance amid community traditions. The story focuses on their relationships and the changing social landscape around them.

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What happens

Under the Greenwood Tree is a 1929 British sound part-talkie historical drama film directed by Harry Lachman and starring Marguerite Allan, Nigel Barrie and Wilfred Shine. It is an adaptation of the 1872 novel Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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