A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (film)
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| Directed by | Elia Kazan |
| Produced by | Louis D. Lighton |
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943 novel by Betty Smith |
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| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography | Leon Shamroy |
| Edited by | Dorothy Spencer |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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128 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $3 million |
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a 1945 American film that marked the directorial debut of Elia Kazan. Adapted by Tess Slesinger and Frank Davis from the 1943 novel by Betty Smith, the period drama focuses on an impoverished but aspirational second-generation Irish-American family living in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, in the early 20th century. Peggy Ann Garner received the Academy Juvenile Award for her performance as Francie Nolan, the adolescent girl at the center of the coming-of-age story. Other stars are Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell, Lloyd Nolan, Ted Donaldson and James Dunn, who received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Francie's father.
The screenplay was adapted for radio in 1949 and television in 1974. In 2010, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
The film covers several months in the life of the Nolans, an Irish American family living in the Williamsburg neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in 1912. The film is much shorter than the book, which covers the time from before Francie is born until after she turns 16. The film focuses on the time when Francie is around 13 years old.
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