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The White Cliffs of Dover (1944)

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The White Cliffs of Dover is one of those overlong MGM wartime films that everyone seems to have seen a part of, but no one can remember the film as a sum total. Based on a poem by Alice Duer Miller, the story chronicles the trials and tribulations of one courageous woman through two world wars. Irene Dunne plays an American girl who, in 1914, falls in love with titled Englishman Alan Marshal. At the end of World War 1 in 1918, it is painfully clear that Marshal will not be returning from the

Unrated, 2 hr. 6 min.

Drama, Romance, Classics

Claudine West, George Froeschel

Apr 28, 1993

Warner Home Video

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It may well give genuine admirers of good cinema and credible Englishmen the jimjams.

March 23, 2011 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | Comment
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Dunne gives an excellent performance, as does Alan Marshal, playing her husband, while Roddy McDowall stands out sharply as their son.

March 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
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A Cinderella story in sweet disguise.

March 25, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
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Alice Duer Miller's poem was the inspiration for this sentimental look at the ravages of war and at the courage of one woman who lost both her husband and son in the two world wars that dominated this century.

March 23, 2011 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
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Charming period film, wonderfully acted by the amazing Irene Dunne, beautifully filmed with excellent attention to the art direction, costumes and the cinematography. It's Dunne that makes the film work.

July 5, 2009
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James Higgins

Okay...if you are one of those that doesn't like sentimental, romantic flicks...well, you can skip over this review right now. Go and watch Terminator 2 or something instead : ) For all you others...well, I think this is a gem of a film...one of those flicks that you really don't hear or read too much about - but you

February 23, 2010
The -Stick
bernard anselmo

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