The Proud Valley

E546178

The Proud Valley is a 1940 British drama film starring Paul Robeson as an African-American miner who joins a Welsh mining community, noted for its social realism and exploration of class and race.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
The Proud Valley canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British drama film
film
basedOn story by Louis Golding
characterPlayedBy David Goliath – Paul Robeson
linked to: Paul Robeson
cinematography Otto Heller
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Pen Tennyson
distributor Associated British Film Distributors
Ealing Studios
editor Charles Frend
filmingLocation Wales
genre drama film
social realist film
mainCharacter David Goliath
medium black-and-white film
musicBy Frederic Austin
notableFor depiction of coal mining life in Wales
portrayal of a Black protagonist in a British working-class community
social realism
originalLanguage English
plotSummary An African-American sailor and singer becomes a coal miner in a Welsh village and helps the community during hardship and disaster.
producer Michael Balcon
linked to: Sir Michael Balcon
productionCompany Ealing Studios
releaseDate 1940-03-03
releaseYear 1940
runtimeMinutes 76
screenwriter Alfredda Brilliant
Herbert Marshall
Louis Golding
setIn Wales
Welsh mining community
starredPerformerOccupation Paul Robeson – actor
linked to: Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson – singer
linked to: Paul Robeson
starring Charles Victor
Charles Williams
Dilys Davies
Edward Chapman
Edward Rigby
Paul Robeson
Rachel Thomas
Simon Lack
theme class
community
race
trade unionism
workers' solidarity

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Michael Balcon notableWork The Proud Valley
subject linked to: Sir Michael Balcon
Edward Black notableWork The Proud Valley
Pen Tennyson notableWork The Proud Valley
Pen Tennyson directedFilm The Proud Valley
Dilys Davies participatedIn The Proud Valley
Dilys Davies notableWork The Proud Valley