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The Mill on the Floss (1937)

The Mill on the Floss poster
Directed by
Tim Whelan
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A brother and sister grow up in a rural English mill community. Their close bond is strained by family conflicts and romantic interests.

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What happens

The Mill on the Floss is a 1936 British drama film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Frank Lawton, Victoria Hopper, Geraldine Fitzgerald and James Mason. It was based on the 1860 novel The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot. The film was made at Shepperton Studios. Although he is not credited in the film, Basil Dean, who was married to the leading lady Victoria Hopper, was heavily involved in the planning and the production of the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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