Backstory How Green Was My Valley
TV Episode | 24 min | Documentary

Backstory

How Green Was My Valley

TV Episode | 24 min | Documentary

Documentary about how the creative energies of Darryl F. Zanuck and John Ford combined to forge an enduring masterpiece despite the challenges of wartime production.

Directors

Michele Farinola | Mimi Freedman

Writer

Mimi Freedman

Producers

Michele Farinola | Mimi Freedman

Composers

Tom Jenkins | Chris Many

Editor

Jeffrey Frey

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Updated Oct 14, 2000

Release date

Oct 14, 2000 (United States)

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Rino Romano Narrator Narrator See fewer	Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)
Darryl F. Zanuck Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Longest Day (1962)
John Ford Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Quiet Man (1952)
Rudy Behlmer Self - Film Historian Self - Film Historian See fewer	The Ray Anthony Show (1956)
William Wyler Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Roddy McDowall Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Fright Night (1985)
Ronald Davis Self - John Ford Biographer Self - John Ford Biographer See fewer	Backstory (2000)
Dan Ford Self - Grandson of John Ford Self - Grandson of John Ford See fewer	No Easy Way (1996)
Maureen O'Hara Self Self See fewer	The Quiet Man (1952)
Edward R. Murrow Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Walter Wanger Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Cleopatra (1963)
Peter Bogdanovich Self - Filmmaker Self - Filmmaker See fewer	The Last Picture Show (1971)
Nathan Juran Self - Art Director Self - Art Director See fewer	How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Anna Lee Self - Actress Self - Actress See fewer	The Sound of Music (1965)