The Snow Goose (1971)
Based upon Paul Gallico's delicate novel, Patrick Garland's Golden Globe winning The Snow Goose is a stark and hauntingly beautiful drama set amongst the striking scenery of the Essex salt marshes during the early years of WWII. A bearded Richard Harris leads the modest cast with his sensitive portrayal of tormented soul Philip Rhayader, a lonely misshapen man shunned by society but with a great love of life; Harris isnt overly bitter of his treatment and expresses his compassion through his paintings and love of the waterfowl that surround him. Harris is ably supported by the waiflike Jenny Agutter as Frith, who radiates the requisite amount of youthful innocence and naivety, and won a best supporting actress Emmy Award for her performance.
- Date of release
- 1971-11-15
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- TV Movie, History, Drama, Family, War, Romance
- Director
- Patrick Garland
Casting
- Jenny Agutter — Fritha
- Richard Harris — Philip Rhayadar
- Graham Crowden — Recruiting Officer
- Freda Bamford — Postmistress
- Noel Johnson — Naval Captain
- William Marlowe — Sailor
- Ludmilla Nova — Jane
- Declan Mulholland — Poacher
- Keith Smith — Poacher
- Julian Somers — Jim
- Jack Woolgar — Captain of Pinnace
- Alvar Liddell — Newsreader
Interesting facts
The Snow Goose is a 1971 British television drama film based on the 1941 novella The Snow Goose: A Story of Dunkirk by Paul Gallico.
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