| The Holly and the Ivy | |
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| Directed by | George More O'Ferrall |
| Written by | Wynyard Browne Anatole de Grunwald |
| Based on | The Holly and the Ivy 1950 play by Wynyard Browne |
| Produced by | Anatole de Grunwald |
| Starring | Ralph Richardson Celia Johnson Margaret Leighton |
| Cinematography | Edward Scaife |
| Edited by | Bert Bates |
| Music by | Malcolm Arnold |
| Color process | Black and white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | British Lion Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 83 minutes (UK)[a] 80 minutes (U.S.) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | £110,540 (UK)[3] |
The Holly and the Ivy is a 1952 British drama film directed by George More O'Ferrall and starring Ralph Richardson, Celia Johnson, and Margaret Leighton.[4] It was adapted from the 1950 play of the same name by Wynyard Browne.[5] Produced by Anatole de Grunwald and co-scripted by Browne and de Grunwald it was distributed by British Lion Films, and released in the United States in 1954 by the independent Pacemaker Pictures. An Irish clergyman whose neglect of his grown offspring, in his zeal to tend to his parishioners, comes to the surface at a Christmas family gathering.
Actresses Margaret Halstan and Maureen Delany reprised their roles from the stage.[6]
- ^ ""Re: Great Movies No One's Seen: The Holly and The Ivy" at NitrateVille".
- ^ ""Fingers crossed it's not cut" in user review at Amazon.co.uk".
- ^ Vincent Porter, 'The Robert Clark Account', Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, Vol 20 No 4, 2000 p498
- ^ "The Holly and the Ivy". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ French, Philip. "The Holly and the Ivy", The Guardian, October 11, 2009
- ^ "The Holly and the Ivy". Turner Classic Movies.
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