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The Corn Is Green(1979)
Status: Released
Date: 1979-01-29
70%
4 Votes
Time: 1h 33m
Overview:
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.
Languages: English.
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United States of America
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Movie: The Corn Is Green
Top 10 Billed Cast
Katharine Hepburn
Miss Lilly Moffat
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
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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.
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1979-01-29
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