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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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7.9/10   2,703 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Frank Davis (writer)
Tess Slesinger (writer)
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Release Date:
28 February 1945 (USA) more
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Plot:
Encouraged by her idealistic if luckless father, a bright and imaginative young woman comes of age in a Brooklyn tenement during the early 1900s. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 nomination more
User Comments:
One of my personal top ten more (49 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ein Baum wächst in Brooklyn (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
Laços Humanos (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Brooklynissä kasvoi puu (Finland) [fi]
Der vokser et træ i Brooklyn (Denmark) [da]
Det växte ett träd i Brooklyn (Sweden) [sv]
Die Jahre der Jugend (Austria) [de]
Hamena neiata (Greece) [el]
Lazos humanos (Spain) [es]
Le lys de Brooklyn (France) [fr]
Un albero cresce a Brooklyn (Italy) [it]
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Runtime:
128 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)

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After being so impressed by the dailies of the film, executives at Fox wanted to re-shoot the entire movie in Technicolor, but Elia Kazan refused. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Katie Nolan: This'll be the last of them now, Francie.
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Soundtrack:
Take Me Out to the Ball Game more

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40 out of 41 people found the following comment useful.
One of my personal top ten, 27 August 1999
10/10
Author: Boyo-2

If I ever go to that deserted island with a VCR and ten movies, this would be one of them. This is one of those rare cases when the movie is nearly as good as the book. Peggy Ann Garner perfectly embodies the role of Francie Nolan, and her brother Neely is around to provide the comedy, and he's very funny. Of course, McGuire, Dunn and Blondell are great, but I enjoyed the children the most. Look for a very young Ruth Nelson, who plays a sympathetic teacher of Francie - the scene between them is very memorable. Overall I can't say enough great things about this movie - it should be seen by anyone & everyone.

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