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65% Critic Match
The Stars Look Down
“FROM THE PEN OF "THE CITADEL'S" BOLD AUTHOR!”
6.5 / 10• 1940• 1h 50m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
Davey Fenwick leaves his mining village on a university scholarship intent on returning to better support the miners against the owners. But he falls in love with Jenny who gets him to marry her and return home as local schoolteacher before finishing his degree.
Cast & Crew
Michael Redgrave
Davey Fenwick
Lead
Margaret Lockwood
Jenny Sunley
Emlyn Williams
Joe Gowlan
Nancy Price
Martha Fenwick - Davey's mother
Allan Jeayes
Richard Barras - the mine owner
Edward Rigby
Robert Fenwick - Davey's father
Desmond Tester
Hughie Fenwick - Davey's brother
DM
David Markham
Arthur Barras - Barras' son
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Carol Reed's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Stars Look Down is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
