This Happy Breed

Year: 1944

Runtime: 115 mins

Language: English

Director: David Lean

DramaEpic history and literatureEnduring stories of family and marital dramaHeartbreaking and moving family dramaEmotional and touching family dramas

In 1919, Frank Gibbons returns from army duty and settles with his wife Ethel, his overbearing mother‑in‑law Mrs. Flint, sister‑in‑law Sylvia and their three children in a modest suburban row house. Over the ensuing years, the family’s routine of squabbles and reconciliations is punctuated by strikes, celebrations and even the outbreak of another world war, painting a sweeping portrait of domestic life.

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