The Proud Valley
| The Proud Valley | |
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| Directed by | Pen Tennyson |
| Written by | Louis Golding Pen Tennyson Jack Jones |
| Story by | Fredda Brilliant Herbert Marshall |
| Produced by | Michael Balcon |
| Starring | Paul Robeson Edward Chapman Simon Lack Rachel Thomas |
| Edited by | Ray Pitt |
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| Distributed by | ABFD (UK) |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Proud Valley is a 1940 Ealing Studios film starring Paul Robeson. Filmed in the South Wales coalfield, the principal Welsh coal mining area, the film is about an African American seaman who joins a mining community. It includes their passion for singing as well as the dangers and precariousness of working in a mine.