The Loves of Joanna Godden

The Loves of Joanna Godden
UK release poster by John Minton[1]
Directed byCharles Frend
Written by
Based onthe novel Joanna Godden by Sheila Kaye-Smith
Produced byMichael Balcon
Starring
CinematographyDouglas Slocombe
Edited byMichael Truman
Music byRalph Vaughan Williams
Distributed byEaling Studios
Release date
  • 9 June 1947 (1947-06-09)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£167,073[2]
Box office£82,908 (UK)[2]

The Loves of Joanna Godden is a 1947 British historical drama film directed by Charles Frend and produced by Michael Balcon.[3] The screenplay was written by H. E. Bates and Angus MacPhail from the novel Joanna Godden (1921) by Sheila Kaye-Smith.

It stars Googie Withers, Jean Kent, John McCallum, Derek Bond, Chips Rafferty and Sonia Holm.[4] Some scenes were shot by director Robert Hamer when Frend was ill, though he was uncredited. The music was composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams.[5]

  1. ^ "Instant Shop". www.rarefilmposters.com.
  2. ^ a b Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 355. Gross is distributor's gross receipts.
  3. ^ "The Loves of Joanna Godden (1947)". Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
  4. ^ "The Loves of Joanna Godden (1947)". IMDb.
  5. ^ 1948 Daily Mail Film Award Annual