A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a 1945 American drama film adaptation of Betty Smith’s novel, focusing on a young girl’s coming-of-age in a poor Brooklyn family in the early 20th century.

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cinematographyBy Leon Shamroy
countryOfOrigin United States of America
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countryOfRelease United States of America
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depicts early 20th-century Brooklyn
director Elia Kazan
distributor 20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
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editedBy Dorothy Spencer
filmingStyle black-and-white film
genre drama
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languageOfWork English
mainCharacter Francie Nolan
medium feature film
musicBy Alfred Newman
narrativeFocus young girl’s coming-of-age
notableFor Elia Kazan’s feature film directorial debut
originalLanguage English
portrays Irish-American working-class family life
struggles of a poor Brooklyn family
producer Louis D. Lighton
productionCompany 20th Century Fox
releaseYear 1945
runtimeMinutes 129
screenwriter Frank Davis
Tess Slesinger
settingLocation Brooklyn
settingTimePeriod early 20th century
starredActor Dorothy McGuire
James Dunn
James Gleason
Joan Blondell
Lloyd Nolan
Peggy Ann Garner
targetAudience general audience
theme coming-of-age
family relationships
poverty

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