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The Burmese Harp
Why this pick
A contemplative postwar drama with the same compassionate, unhurried attention to survival, moral aftermath, and lives remade after conflict.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1956 1h 57m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Virginia McKenna
Jean Paget
Nora Nicholson
Mrs. Frith
Eileen Moore
Mrs. Holland
John Fabian
Mr. Holland
Vincent Ball
Ben
Peter Finch
Joe Harman
Jean Anderson
Miss Horsefall