The Corn Is Green (1979)

Name: The Corn Is Green
Genre: Drama
Released: 1979-01-29

1h 33m

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January 29, 1979
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Plot.

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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Details.

Release Date
January 29, 1979

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 33m

Genres
Drama

Last updated: 2025-02-10

This Movie Is About.

countryside

wales

miner

teacher

class differences

Wiki.

The Corn Is Green is a 1979 American made-for-television drama film starring Katharine Hepburn as a schoolteacher determined to bring education to a Welsh coal mining town, despite great opposition. It was directed by George Cukor, the tenth and last collaboration on film between the director and the actress, and is the second and last made-for-television film directed by Cukor. The filming was done in Wales. It was adapted from the 1938 play of the same name by Emlyn Williams, and had previously been filmed in 1945 with Bette Davis in the main role.

The film was telecast by CBS on January 29, 1979. It received two Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special for Katharine Hepburn.

It also aired on HBO in June 1983.