The Valley of Decision (1945 film)
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The Valley of Decision is a 1945 American drama film, based on Marcia Davenport’s novel, that explores class conflict and family loyalties within a powerful Pittsburgh steel dynasty.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationType | novel-to-film adaptation ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Cedric Gibbons
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Urie McCleary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Marcia Davenport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Valley of Decision (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Joseph Ruttenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Irene Lentz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | Pittsburgh steel dynasty ⓘ |
| director | Tay Garnett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributorType | major film studio ⓘ |
| editedBy | Harold F. Kress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasFormat | theatrical feature film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadCharacterPortrayedBy |
Greer Garson
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ⓘ
Gregory Peck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
labor-management relations
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ |
| musicBy | Herbert Stothart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
class conflict
ⓘ
family loyalties ⓘ |
| producer | Edmund Grainger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| productionCompanyCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 119 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Meehan
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Sonya Levien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingIndustry | steel industry ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Pittsburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceWorkPublicationYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| starring |
Dan Duryea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Donald Crisp NERFINISHED ⓘ Gladys Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Greer Garson NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregory Peck NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessica Tandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Barrymore NERFINISHED ⓘ Preston Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studioEra | Classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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