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06/04/1940 Drama 1h 16m
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Overview

In a Welsh coal mining valley, a young man with a beautiful singing voice is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice when a pit disaster threatens.

  1. Pen Tennyson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Paul Robeson

    David Goliath

  2. Rachel Thomas

    Mrs. Parry

  3. Edward Chapman

    Dick Parry

  4. Simon Lack

    Emlyn Parry

  5. Dilys Thomas

    Dilys Parry

  6. Edward Rigby

    Bert

  7. Janet Johnson

    Gwen Owen

  8. Dilys Davies

    Mrs. Owen

  9. Clifford Evans

    Seth Jones

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2024-04-04
Paul Robeson has been drafted in to add his rich bass-baritone dulcets to the gorgeous sounds of a Welsh male voice choir in this otherwise rather formulaic story. He is "David" who works down a Welsh pit that is struggling to pay it's way. When a disaster strikes, the community all but grinds to an halt. No money, no jobs, no prospects - so he and a few of his cohorts decide to walk the 200-miles to London where they hope to implore the mine's owner "Sir John" (Ronald Ward) to let them try another, much riskier, route to a possible ten thousand tons of coal. It's the singing that sets this ap...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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