| The Stars Look Down | |
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| Directed by | Carol Reed |
| Screenplay by | A. J. Cronin J.B. Williams |
| Based on | The Stars Look Down by A. J. Cronin |
| Produced by | Isadore Goldsmith Maurice J. Wilson |
| Starring | Michael Redgrave Margaret Lockwood Emlyn Williams Nancy Price |
| Narrated by | Lionel Barrymore (US version) |
| Cinematography | Mutz Greenbaum Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Reginald Beck |
| Music by | Hans May |
Production company | Grafton Films |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (US) Grand National Pictures (UK) |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Stars Look Down is a British film from 1940, based on A. J. Cronin's 1935 novel of the same title, about injustices in a mining town in North East England. The film, co-scripted by Cronin and directed by Carol Reed, stars Michael Redgrave as Davey Fenwick and Margaret Lockwood as Jenny Sunley. The film is a New York Times Critics' Pick and is listed in The New York Times Guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made.
- ^ The Times, 22 January 1940, page 4: Film review and first ad for "The Stars Look Down", playing at the Odeon - Found at The Times Digital Library 2013-12-07