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The Corn Is Green (1978)

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Welsh-born writer Emlyn Williams' 1938 play The Corn is Green originally starred Ethel Barrymore as L.C. Moffat, the strong-willed schoolteacher under whose guidance the illiterate Welsh teenager Morgan Evans matriculates as an honor student. Bette Davis played Moffat in the 1945 film version; this second filmization, made for television on location in North Wales, stars Katharine Hepburn. Morgan Evans is portrayed by newcomer Ian Saynor; the rest of the cast is populated by such old reliables

Unrated, 1 hr. 33 min.

Drama, Television

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Ironically, Bette Davis was too young (36), when she played the spinsterish teacher in Warner's 1946 melodrama, and Katharine Hepburn too old (70) in this TV version, directed by George Cukor in what was their tenth (and last) collaboration.

March 3, 2007 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment
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A late career triumph for both Kate and Cukor this marvelous TV version of the play Ethel Barrymore made famous years before feels like it was written with Hepburn in mind so well does the part fit her. High production values give it the feeling of a feature film and the performances are most enjoyable from all the

November 23, 2011
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Ick. I would have thought that Hepburn's talent could revive any corpse of a film. This film proves otherwise. Incredibly dry and dull. The whole product, right down to the nauseating transitional melodies, reeks of Hallmark made-for-TV. This is essentially a Hepburn showpiece and it's derived unchanged from the

April 1, 2011
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