South Riding - 1938

Winifred Holtby realised that Local Government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda:- but 'the front-line defence thrown up by humanity against its common enemies of sickness, poverty and ignorance.' She built her story around six people working for a typical County Council:- Beneath the lives of the public servants runs the thread of their personal drama. Our story tells how a public life affects the private life; and how a man's personal sufferings make him what he is in public. " Corruption, intrigue and romance in a Yorkshire setting. A country squire whose wife is in a mental hospital becomes attracted to a crusading local schoolmistress.

85min
1938
Lançado
Avaliacões do Trakio0.0/10
Avaliacões do IMDB6.7/10

Elenco

Foto de perfil de Edna BestEdna BestSarah Barton
Foto de perfil de Ralph RichardsonRalph RichardsonRobert Carne
Foto de perfil de Edmund GwennEdmund GwennAlfred Huggins
Foto de perfil de Ann ToddAnn ToddMadge Carne
Foto de perfil de Marie LohrMarie LohrMrs. Beddows
Foto de perfil de Milton RosmerMilton RosmerAlderman Snaith
Foto de perfil de John ClementsJohn ClementsJoe Astell
Foto de perfil de Glynis JohnsGlynis JohnsMidge Carne
Foto de perfil de Lewis CassonLewis CassonLord Sedgmire
Foto de perfil de Felix AylmerFelix AylmerChairman of Council
Foto de perfil de Jean CadellJean CadellMiss Dry
Foto de perfil de Skelton KnaggsSkelton KnaggsReg. Aythorne
Foto de perfil de Arthur HamblingArthur HamblingVillage Doctor
Foto de perfil de Ralph TrumanRalph TrumanNursing Home Doctor

Sobre South Riding

Sinopse de South Riding

Winifred Holtby realised that Local Government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda:- but 'the front-line defence thrown up by humanity against its common enemies of sickness, poverty and ignorance.' She built her story around six people working for a typical County Council:- Beneath the lives of the public servants runs the thread of their personal drama. Our story tells how a public life affects the private life; and how a man's personal sufferings make him what he is in public. " Corruption, intrigue and romance in a Yorkshire setting. A country squire whose wife is in a mental hospital becomes attracted to a crusading local schoolmistress.

Duração: 85min

Informações extras

Título Original: South Riding
Idioma Original: Inglês
Dirigido Por: Victor Saville
Produtoras
Victor Saville ProductionsLondon Films Productions