The Mill on the Floss (film)

The Mill on the Floss is a 1936 British drama film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Frank Lawton, Victoria Hopper, Geraldine Fitzgerald and James Mason. It was based on the 1860 novel The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot.[1]

The Mill on the Floss
Movie poster
Directed byTim Whelan
Written byGeorge Eliot (novel)
Garnett Weston
Austin Melford
Tim Whelan
John Drinkwater
Produced byJohn Clein
StarringGeraldine Fitzgerald
Frank Lawton
Victoria Hopper
Fay Compton
CinematographyHone Glendinning
John Stumar
Edited byJohn Datlowe
Cecil H. Williamson
Music byColin Wark
Production
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G.B. Morgan Productions
Distributed byNational Provincial Film Distributors
Release date
  • 31 December 1936 (1936-12-31)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The film was made at Shepperton Studios. Although he is not credited in the film, Basil Dean, who was married to the leading lady Victoria Hopper, was heavily involved in the planning and the production of the film.[2]

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Home media

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The Mill on the Floss was released on Region 0 DVD-R by Alpha Video on 28 January 2014.[3]

References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Harper & Rayner P.151
  3. ^ "Alpha Video - The Mill on the Floss". Retrieved 30 January 2014.

Bibliography

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  • Harper, Graeme & Rayner, Jonathan R. Cinema and Landscape. Intellect Books, 2010.
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