The Corn Is Green (1979)
A strong-willed teacher, determined to educate the poor and illiterate youth of an impoverished Welsh village, discovers one student whom she believes to have the seeds of genius in him.
- Date of release
- 1979-01-29
- TMDB
- 7.4 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- George Cukor
Casting
- Katharine Hepburn — Miss Lilly Moffat
- Ian Saynor — Morgan Evans
- Bill Fraser — The Squire
- Patricia Hayes — Mrs. Watty
- Anna Massey — Miss Ronberry
- Artro Morris — John Goronwy Jones
- Dorothea Phillips — Sarah Pugh
- Toyah Willcox — Bessie Watty
- Huw Richards — Idwal
- Bryn Fôn — Robbart
- Dyfan Roberts — Gwyn
- Robbin John — Ivor
Interesting facts
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.
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