The Snow Goose

(1971)

★ 7.3 IMDb · 9 votes

Genres: телевизионный фильм, History, Drama, Family, War, Romance

Year: 1971

Runtime: 50 мин

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Patrick Garland

Cast: Дженни Агаттер, Ричард Харрис, Graham Crowden, Freda Bamford, Ноэль Джонсон, William Marlowe, Ludmilla Nova, Declan Mulholland, Keith Smith, Julian Somers

Plot

Based upon Paul Gallico's delicate novel, Patrick Garland's Golden Globe winning The Snow Goose is a stark and hauntingly beautiful drama set amongst the striking scenery of the Essex salt marshes during the early years of WWII. A bearded Richard Harris leads the modest cast with his sensitive portrayal of tormented soul Philip Rhayader, a lonely misshapen man shunned by society but with a great love of life; Harris isnt overly bitter of his treatment and expresses his compassion through his paintings and love of the waterfowl that surround him. Harris is ably supported by the waiflike Jenny Agutter as Frith, who radiates the requisite amount of youthful innocence and naivety, and won a best supporting actress Emmy Award for her performance.