Lassie Come Home

"A Thrilling Saga Of Courage And Loyalty !"

1943 1h 28m EN

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METACRITIC

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7.1

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★6.7TMDB · 145🍅94%Rotten Tomatoes●78Metacritic★7.1IMDB · 6,386

FamilyAdventureDrama

Synopsis

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Hard times come for the Carraclough family and they are forced to sell their dog, Lassie, to the rich Duke of Rudling. Lassie, however, is unwilling to remain apart from young Carraclough son Joe and sets out on a long and dangerous journey to rejoin him.

“A Thrilling Saga Of Courage And Loyalty !”

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Cast

Roddy McDowall
Joe Carraclough
Donald Crisp
Sam Carraclough
May Whitty
Dally
Edmund Gwenn
Rowlie Palmer
Nigel Bruce
Duke of Rudling
Elsa Lanchester
Mrs. Helen Carraclough
Elizabeth Taylor
Priscilla
Ben Webster
Dan'l Fadden

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fred M. Wilcox
Writers: Hugo Butler
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.8× over at the box office.

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ERA

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83 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Lassie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fred M. Wilcox, shot by Leonard Smith. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Daniele Amfitheatrof. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ben Lewis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fred M. Wilcox directs. Leonard Smith behind the camera. Daniele Amfitheatrof scores. Ben Lewis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.7M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Made its money back 6.8× over at the box office.
483 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
5Part of the "Lassie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Fred M. Wilcox, shot by Leonard Smith. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Daniele Amfitheatrof. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Ben Lewis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Roddy McDowall and Donald Crisp and May Whitty carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "A Thrilling Saga Of Courage And Loyalty !".
11IMDB entry: tt0036098 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 9 themes, including "scotland", "human animal relationship", "honesty", "yorkshire".