This Land Is Mine
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| This Land Is Mine | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jean Renoir |
| Produced by | Dudley Nichols |
| Written by | Dudley Nichols (screenplay) Jean Renoir (uncredited) |
| Starring | Charles Laughton Maureen O'Hara |
| Music by | Lothar Perl Friedrich Silcher |
| Cinematography | Frank Redman |
| Editing by | Frederic Knudtson |
| Release date(s) | May 7, 1943 |
| Running time | 103 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English German Latin |
| IMDb profile | |
This Land Is Mine is a 1943 war drama set in Nazi-occupied France and directed by Jean Renoir. In the film, Charles Laughton plays Albert Lory, a cowardly school teacher in a small French village who is drawn into the actions of the resistance through his love of his country and fellow schoolteacher Louise Martin, portrayed by Maureen O'Hara.
The film is one of more acclaimed of the propaganda-tinged war films of the era. It won the 1944 Academy Award for Best Sound, Recording. Having opened simultaneously in 72 theaters, the film set a record for gross receipts on an opening day upon its May 7, 1943 release.
[edit] Cast
- Charles Laughton as Albert Lory
- Maureen O'Hara as Louise Martin
- George Sanders as George Lambert
- Walter Slezak as Major Erich von Keller
- Kent Smith as Paul Martin
- Una O'Connor as Mrs. Emma Lory
- Philip Merivale as Prof. Sorel
- Thurston Hall as Mayor Manville
