This Earth Is Mine

This Earth Is Mine (DVD) (*)

$23.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
118 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1959 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Henry King

Written By:
Alice Tisdale Hobart
Casey Robinson

Actors:
Rock Hudson ..... John Rambeau
Jean Simmons ..... Elizabeth Rambeau
Dorothy McGuire ..... Martha Fairon
Claude Rains ..... Philippe Rambeau
Kent Smith ..... Francis Fairon
Anna Lee ..... Charlotte Rambeau
Ken Scott ..... Luigi Griffanti
Augusta Merighi ..... Mrs. Griffanti
Francis Bethencourt ..... Andre Swann
Stacy Graham ..... Monica
Peter Chong ..... Chu
Geraldine Wall ..... Maria
Alberto Morin ..... Petucci
Penny Santon ..... Mrs. Petucci
Jack Mather ..... Dietrich

Synopsis:

Based on the novel The Cup and the Sword by Alice Tisdale Hobart, this drama examines the trials and tribulations of three generations of French-American California vineyard owners. It's set during the Prohibition era, when wine makers were financially challenged and had to decide whether or not they wanted to cooperate with bootleggers to survive. Claude Rains plays Philippe Rambeau, an older grower in the Napa Valley who approaches his work like a craftsman. His grandson John (Rock Hudson) wants to make money by getting the family a cut of the bootleg market for wine. John's cousin Elizabeth (Jean Simmons) arrives from England summoned by Philippe, who hopes that she will bring stability to the business.

In 1931, Elizabeth Rambeau comes from England to live in California with her aunt and uncle of a winemaking dynasty, who are still wealthy despite 12 years of Prohibition. Object: marriage to the heir of another vineyard, to further consolidate holdings in the Valley. But John Rambeau, Elizabeth's illegitimate cousin, has other ideas about who she should marry, and sharply opposes patriarch Philippe's refusal to sell wine grapes to bootleggers. John's activities bring violence to the valley, and soap opera to the Rambeau family...

The saga of a California wine-growing family.

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