Characters & Themes
Our Town (1940) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1940 · 90 mins · English
- Directed by
- Sam Wood
- Starring
- Thomas Mitchell, William Holden, Guy Kibbee, Tim Davis, Doro Merande, Martha Scott
Their love affair was the talk of the town, set against a slowly changing small New Hampshire community in the early 20th century. The film follows the intertwined lives of the residents, portraying birth, love, loss and death as the close‑knit village evolves.
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