The Brave Dont Cry
7.2 /10 1 Votes
Duration Director Philip Leacock Genre Drama | 7/10 IMDb Initial release August 1952 Running time 1h 29m Art director Michael Stringer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Montagu Slater (original screenplay), Lindsay Galloway (additional dialogue) Cast John Gregson (John Cameron), Meg Buchanan (Margaret Wishart), John Rae (Donald Sloan), Fulton Mackay (Dan Wishart), Andrew Keir (Charlie Ross), Wendy Noel (Jean Knox)Similar movies Related Philip Leacock movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Brave Don't Cry is a 1952 British drama film directed by Philip Leacock and starring John Gregson, Meg Buchanan and John Rae. The film depicts the events of September 1950 at the Knockshinnoch Castle colliery in Scotland, where 129 men were trapped by a landslide (see Knockshinnoch Disaster September 1950). It was shot at Southall Studios and was also known by the alternative title Knockshinnoch Story. The filmmakers used actors from the Glasgow Citizen's Theatre.
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In a contemporary review, The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote, "in its semi-documentary, semi-impersonal way The Brave Don't Cry is an estimable achievement, effectively sustaining the dramatic tension and sketching its characters with directness and a refreshing absence of mannerisms. Its limitations are the limitations of its genre - dramatic reportage rather than personal statement, observation without passion. The method works very well for many of the scenes, but the more emotional moments tend to seem either theatrical or (as in the case of Mrs. Sloan's reunion with her husband) conventionally understated. In its genre, though, the film stands quite high, and it gains greatly from the use of unfamiliar players. There are particularly good performances from Fulton Mackay, Jameson Clark, Jean Anderson and John Rae; and the folk song used over the credits and at the end - there is no background music - is highly effective."
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