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.
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Jenny Agutter
Fritha
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Philip Rhayadar
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William Marlowe
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Patrick Garland Director · Paul Gallico Screenplay
United States release November 15, 1971 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Foote, Cone and Belding Productions
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BBC
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Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
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Foote, Cone and Belding Productions
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BBC Film
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United Kingdom
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English
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English
Release dates
United States · November 15, 1971
TV · Hallmark
France
April 13, 1976 · TV · TF1
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