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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.8 / 100
1943·Drama / History·1h 44m

FOREVER AND A DAY

“The Picture With a $1,000,000 Cast”

In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie Trimble, tries to dissuade him from selling by telling him the 140-year history of the place and the connections between the Trimble and Pomfret families.

Above the Line
Edmund Goulding, Cedric Hardwicke, Frank Lloyd·DirectorC. S. Forester·WriterPeter Godfrey·WriterNicholas Musuraca·Director of PhotographyElmo Williams·Editor
Cast
Kent Smith·Gates Trimble PomfretReginald Gardiner·Assistant Hotel ManagerVictor McLaglen·Archibald SpavinBilly Bevan·Wartime CabbyArthur Treacher·Second Air Raid WatcherRuth Warrick·Lesley TrimbleC. Aubrey Smith·Eustace TrimbleEdmund Gwenn·StubbsRay Milland·Bill TrimbleMay Whitty·Lucy Trimble
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 7
René Clair·DirectorFrank Lloyd·DirectorRobert Stevenson·DirectorEdmund Goulding·DirectorCedric Hardwicke·DirectorHerbert Wilcox·DirectorVictor Saville·Director
Writing· 16
C. S. Forester·WriterPeter Godfrey·WriterCharles Bennett·WriterJames Hilton·WriterAlan Campbell·WriterJack Hartfield·WriterS.M. Herzig·WriterLawrence Hazard·WriterNorman Corwin·WriterMichael Hogan·WriterW.P. Lipscomb·WriterJohn Van Druten·WriterChristopher Isherwood·WriterAlice Duer Miller·WriterEmmet Lavery·WriterGene Lockhart·Writer
Camera· 4
Nicholas Musuraca·Director of PhotographyRussell Metty·Director of PhotographyRobert De Grasse·Director of PhotographyLee Garmes·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Elmo Williams·EditorGeorge Crone·Editor
Art & Design· 1
Walter Plunkett·Costume Design
By the Numbers
68.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.9
OF 10
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