This Land Is Mine

This Land Is Mine

Director: Jean Renoir Cast: Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
, Maureen O'Hara
Maureen O'Hara
, George Sanders
George Sanders
, Walter Slezak
Walter Slezak
Jean Renoir
This Land Is Mine

This Land Is Mine

Director: Jean Renoir Cast: Charles Laughton
Charles Laughton
, Maureen O'Hara
Maureen O'Hara
, George Sanders
George Sanders
, Walter Slezak
Walter Slezak
Jean Renoir

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Overview

Written by Dudley Nichols and directed by French expatriate director Jean Renoir, This Land is Mine is one of those "inspirational" wartime dramas that just don't hold up too well when seen today. The scene is an unnamed European country, recently overrun by the Nazis (this takes place during a "silent" opening sequence that's the best thing in the film). Charles Laughton plays Albert Lory, a mama's-boy schoolmaster who is the object of his students' ridicule. A craven coward, Lory is held responsible when resistance fighter Paul Martin (Kent Smith), the brother of beauteous teacher Louise Martin (Maureen O'Hara), is executed by the Nazis, though in fact it was Lory's panic-stricken mother (Una O'Connor) who betrayed Paul by informing on him to his friend and collaborator George Lambert (George Sanders).

Product Details

Release Date: 12/15/2012
UPC: 0883316649992
Original Release: 1943
Source: Warner Archives
Region Code: A
Presentation: [Full Frame]
Sound: [monaural]
Language: English
Time: 1:43:00
Sales rank: 19,782

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Charles Laughton Arthur Lory
Maureen O'Hara Louise Martin
George Sanders George Lambert
Walter Slezak Maj. Erich von Keller
Kent Smith Paul Martin
Una O'Connor Mrs. Emma Lory
Philip Merivale Prof. Sorel
Thurston Hall Mayor Henry Manville
George Coulouris Prosecuting Attorney
Nancy Gates Julie Grant
Ivan Simpson Judge,Judge
John Donat Edmund Lorraine
Frank Alten Lt. Schwartz
Leo Bulgakov Little Man
Wheaton Chambers Mr. Lorraine
Cecil Weston Mrs. Lorraine
Ludwig Donath German Captain
Lillian O'Malley Woman in Street
Gordon Clark Lieutenant
Hans Moebus German Chauffeur
Jack Martin German Captain
Gabriel Lenoff German Lieutenant
Philip Ahlm German Lieutenant
Albert D'Arno German Soldier
Rudolph Myzet German Soldier
Lester Sharpe German Soldier
Sven Hugo Borg German Soldier
Nicholas Vehr German Soldier
Russell Hoyt German Soldier
Walter Thiele German Soldier
Louis Arno German Sergeant
Bob Stevenson German Sergeant
Hans Schumm German Sergeant
John Banner German Sergeant
George Sorel German Sergeant
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink Karl
Gus Taillon Newsman
William Yetter Otto
Edward McNamara Policeman
Otto Hoffman Printer
Hans von Morhart Soldier Who Gets Slapped
John Dilson Mayor's Secretary
Ernest Grooney Priest
George MacQuarrie Chief of Police
Tommy Bond Julian
John Rice Burly Cop
Jack Shea Burly Cop
Ida Shoemaker Woman in Street
Oscar Lorraine Clerk
Joan Barclay Young Woman
Mildred Hardy Old Woman
Margaret Fealy Old Woman
Linda Ann Bieber Emily
Lloyd Ingraham Paper Man in Street
Terrellyne Johnson Girl,Boy
Hallene Hill Woman at Window
Mary Stuart Photo Double
George Carleton Jury Foreman
Hal Malone Bit in Courtroom
Henry Roquemore Butcher
Trevor Bardette Courtroom Guard Who Brings Albert's Notes
Gordon B. Clark Lieutenant
William Yetter Jr. Otto

Technical Credits
Jean Renoir Director,Producer
Dudley Nichols Screenwriter,Producer
Vernon L. Walker Special Effects,Special Effects
James G. Stewart Sound Effects
Terry Kellum Sound Effects
Stephen Dunn Sound/Sound Designer
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