Review of The Southerner (1945) by Cody F — 15 Apr 2009
I like : Jean Renoir anyway.
The Southerner (1945) is a film directed by Jean Renoir, based on the novel Hold Autumn in Your Hand by George Sessions Perry. The film received Oscar nominations for Best Director, Original Music Score and Sound. Renoir was named Best Director by the National Board of Review, which also named the film the third best of 1945.
It stars Zachary Scott, Betty Field, J. Carrol Naish, Beulah Bondi, Percy Kilbride, Charles Kemper, Blanche Yurka, and Norman Lloyd.
Future director Robert Aldrich was an assistant director on this film.
This review of The Southerner (1945) was written by Cody F on 15 Apr 2009.
The Southerner has generally received positive reviews.
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