The Corn Is Green (1979)

Directed by

George Cukor

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A schoolteacher moves to a Welsh coal mining town to educate local children. She faces resistance from the community but works to help a promising young miner get an education.

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What happens

The Corn Is Green is a 1979 American made-for-television drama film starring Katharine Hepburn as a schoolteacher determined to bring education to a Welsh coal mining town, despite great opposition. It was directed by George Cukor, the tenth and last collaboration on film between the director and the actress, and is the second and last made-for-television film directed by Cukor. The filming was done in Wales. It was adapted from the 1938 play of the same name by Emlyn Williams, and had previously been filmed in 1945 with Bette Davis in the main role. The film was telecast by CBS on January 29, 1979. It received two Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special for Katharine Hepburn. It also aired on HBO in June 1983. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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