The Stars Look Down

Synopsis

The Stars Look Down is based on A. J. Cronin's 1935 novel of the same name, about injustices in a mining community in North East England. While the novel follows the development of three young men in the small mining town, the film focuses on just one of them; the smart David Fenwick who gets a scholarship to university, meets a girl who only marries him because her former boyfriend has abandoned her, and eventually returns to the mine town as a teacher and takes part in a futile rescue effort when the mine is flooded, trapping both his father and his younger brother.

Main Cast

Michael Redgrave

Davey Fenwick

Age : 77 | Popularity : 5%

Margaret Lockwood

Jenny Sunley

Age : 73 | Popularity : 9%

Emlyn Williams

Joe Gowlan

Age : 81 | Popularity : 4%

Nancy Price

Martha Fenwick - Davey's mother

Age : 90 | Popularity : 6%

Allan Jeayes

Richard Barras - the mine owner

Age : 78 | Popularity : 4%

Edward Rigby

Robert Fenwick - Davey's father

Age : 72 | Popularity : 5%

Desmond Tester

Hughie Fenwick - Davey's brother

Age : 83 | Popularity : 3%

David Markham

Arthur Barras - Barras' son

Age : 70 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Carol Reed
Camera	Director of Photography	Mutz Greenbaum
Sound	Original Music Composer	Hans May
Production	Producer	Isadore Goldsmith
Writing	Novel	A.J. Cronin
	Adaptation	A.J. Cronin
	Screenplay	J.B. Williams
Department	Role	Name

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