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God's Little Acre

Based On the book by Erskine Caldwell

God's Little Acre is a 1958 American comedy-drama film of Erskine Caldwell's 1933 novel of the same name. It was directed by Anthony Mann and shot in black and white by cinematographer Ernest Haller. The film was as controversial as the novel, although unlike its source material it was not subjected to prosecution for obscenity. Although both the book and film were laced throughout with racy innuendo calling into question the issue of marital fidelity, the film adaptation may have been the more alarming because it portrayed a popular uprising, or workers' insurrection, in the Southern United States by laid-off millworkers trying to gain control of the factory equipment on which their jobs depended.

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Release date:
1958
Director:
Anthony Mann
Cast:
Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray, Jack Lord, Tina Louise, Buddy Hackett
Genre:
Drama
Country:
United States
Language:
English

The Trailer

Book vs Film

Cover of God's Little Acre
The Book · 1933

God's Little Acre

Erskine Caldwell

Poster for God's Little Acre
The Film · 1958

God's Little Acre

Anthony Mann

★ 6.5 / 10 2,319 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 25 years after publication.

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