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71% Critic Match
This Happy Breed
“A Sweeping Panorama of Living”
7.1 / 10• 1944• 1h 51m•PG• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Robert Newton
Frank Gibbons
Lead
Celia Johnson
Ethel Gibbons
Amy Veness
Mrs. Flint
Alison Leggatt
Aunt Sylvia
Stanley Holloway
Bob Mitchell
John Mills
Billy Mitchell
Kay Walsh
Queenie Gibbons
EE
Eileen Erskine
Vi Gibbons
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Lean's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. This Happy Breed is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
