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The Corn Is Green is a american film of genre Drama directed by George Cukor released in USA on 29 january 1979 with Katharine Hepburn
The Corn Is Green (1979)
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Add to a movie listThe Corn Is Green is a 1979 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 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. It received two Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Special for Katharine Hepburn.
Synopsis
Middle-aged Lilly Moffatt (Katharine Hepburn) sets up a school in a Welsh coal mining town, despite the determined opposition of the local squire (Bill Fraser). Eventually, she considers giving up. Then she discovers a promising student Morgan Evans (Ian Saynor), a miner seemingly destined for a life of hard work and heavy drink. With renewed hope, she works hard to help him realise his potential.Actors
Katharine Hepburn
(Miss Lilly Moffat)
Anna Massey
(Miss Ronberry)
Bill Fraser
(The Squire)
Patricia Hayes
(Mrs. Watty)
Toyah Willcox
(Bessie Watty)
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