Top Billed Cast
Edith Evans
Merri
Emlyn Williams
Rob
Hugh Griffith
Minister
Richard Burton
Gareth
Barbara Couper
Lady Dolwyn
Roddy Hughes
Caradoc
Andrea Lea
Margaret
Maurice Browning
Huw
Betty Stanley
Nurse Pugh
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Review 1DiscussionA review by drystyx
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Written by drystyx on Mon Apr 03 2023
This film is a very well done drama about a small town being threatened by big business.
The story line is nice, but what sells this film is "atmosphere". The director immediately sets up a great "status quo" town feeling by introducing us to a young Richard Burton entering the town (village may be a better word).
At first, Burton appears to be the protagonist, but soon he becomes the antagonist, though not as cruel a one as William Shatner when another film used this same approach in "I Hate Your Guts".
Everything is very normal, very credible, very every day.
There is great charm and gr...
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