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The White Cliffs of Dover

Play trailer Poster for The White Cliffs of Dover 1944,  2h 6m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 80% 5 Reviews Tomatometer 57% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
80% Tomatometer 5 Reviews 57% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Susan (Irene Dunne) travels with her father (Frank Morgan) to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood (Alan Marshal) and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, American Susan never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. Upon the outbreak of World War I, Ashwood is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son (Peter Lawford) goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.

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TIME Magazine Mar 23, 2011
It may well give genuine admirers of good cinema and credible Englishmen the jimjams. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety Mar 26, 2009
Dunne gives an excellent performance, as does Alan Marshal, playing her husband, while Roddy McDowall stands out sharply as their son. Go to Full Review
Bosley Crowther New York Times Mar 25, 2006
4/5
A Cinderella story in sweet disguise. Go to Full Review
Elena de la Torre Cine-Mundial Sep 16, 2019
Full of emotion and poetry. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
TV Guide Mar 23, 2011
3.5/4
Alice Duer Miller's poem was the inspiration for this sentimental look at the ravages of war and at the courage of one woman who lost both her husband and son in the two world wars that dominated this century. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Clarence Brown

Director

Irene Dunne

Susan Ashwood

Alan Marshal

Sir John Ashwood

Frank Morgan

Hiram Porter Dunn

Roddy McDowall

Young John Ashwood II

Peter Lawford

John Ashwood II

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The White Cliffs of Dover

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Movie Info

Synopsis Susan (Irene Dunne) travels with her father (Frank Morgan) to England for a vacation. Invited to a society ball, Susan meets Sir John Ashwood (Alan Marshal) and marries him after a whirlwind romance. However, American Susan never quite adjusts to life as a new member of the British gentry. Upon the outbreak of World War I, Ashwood is sent to the trenches and never returns. When her son (Peter Lawford) goes off to fight in World War II, Susan fears the same tragic fate may befall him too.
Director
Clarence Brown
Producer
Sidney Franklin
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 11, 1944, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 22, 2010
Runtime
2h 6m
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