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The Green Years

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After his parents die, young Irish lad Robert Shannon (Dean Stockwell) is forced to take residence with his extended family in Scotland. As he grows up, he develops and interest in medicine and harbors dreams of becoming a doctor and escaping his dead-end town. While his great-grandfather (Charles Coburn) and other family members support him, he continually faces harsh criticism from his miserly grandfather (Hume Cronyn), who refuses to support the boy's decision to leave town for college.

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Jack Moffitt Esquire Magazine If you love the theatre and actors, it does your heart good to see a performer of Mr. Coburn's talents get a break in a stellar role. Oct 21, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I have always loved this movie and will watch it whenever it comes on. The acting is incredible and historical aspects of the actors like Charles Coburn, Dean Stockwell, Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn are fascinating. I truly don't understand the poor rating here. It's a classic. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review steve d Not remotely memorable. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie could have been great but it weighted down heavily by its religious proselytizing. Is it the book author, the screen playwrights, or some other personage who adds these incredible time consuming fundamentalist Christian scenes? Take them out -- thus, cutting the movie in half -- and you'd have a masterpiece. As it stands, this is a call to a specific kind of fundamentalist religion and should not have been pushed by the studio. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member An young orphaned boy is mentored by his colorful great grandfather. Beautifully produced, marvelous art direction, the score is excellent and the acting is wonderful. Charles Coburn deservedly received an Academy Award nomination for his performance as the great grandfather. Dean Stockwell shows amazing range for an actor his age. Great story and screenplay. The fine cinematography also received an Academy Award nomination. Wonderfully done in all areas. Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Selena Royale, Norma Varden and especially Gladys Cooper give great supporting performances. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Not well known drama. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Good old film... enjoyable to watch if you can find it. By the way Dean Stockwell is the boy. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After his parents die, young Irish lad Robert Shannon (Dean Stockwell) is forced to take residence with his extended family in Scotland. As he grows up, he develops and interest in medicine and harbors dreams of becoming a doctor and escaping his dead-end town. While his great-grandfather (Charles Coburn) and other family members support him, he continually faces harsh criticism from his miserly grandfather (Hume Cronyn), who refuses to support the boy's decision to leave town for college.
Director
Victor Saville
Producer
Leon Gordon
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 4, 1946, Original
Runtime
2h 7m