Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front

"The world is at war and one girl's hope and courage are put to the test."

2006 1h 25m EN

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Synopsis

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Molly is a girl living in the year 1944 and WWII has brought many changes to Molly's life. An English girl comes to live with Molly's family to escape the bombings. They slowly become good friends.

“The world is at war and one girl's hope and courage are put to the test.”

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Cast

Maya Ritter
Molly McIntire
David Aaron Baker
Dr. James McIntire
Tory Green
Emily Bennett
Sarah Manninen
Genevieve Farrell
Jill McIntire
Molly Ringwald
Helen McIntire
Andrew Chalmers
Ricky McIntire
Alex Steele
Jane

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joyce Chopra
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "An American Girl Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joyce Chopra, shot by Rodney Charters. 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 Chris Hajian. 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 David Ray shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Maya Ritter and David Aaron Baker and Tory Green carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The world is at war and one girl's hope and courage are put to the test.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joyce Chopra directs. Rodney Charters behind the camera. Chris Hajian scores. David Ray cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Part of the "An American Girl Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Joyce Chopra, shot by Rodney Charters. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Chris Hajian. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor David Ray shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Maya Ritter and David Aaron Baker and Tory Green carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The world is at war and one girl's hope and courage are put to the test.".
9IMDB entry: tt0828151 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 24 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Rodney Charters
Original score: Chris Hajian
Editing: David Ray
Makeup / hair: Marie Nardella
Sound: Peter Waggoner
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front (2006)

Part of

An American Girl Collection

American Girl is a line of books, movies, dolls, and accessories based on pre-teen girl characters from various periods of history including the 21st century. Several of the characters from the American Girl books have since had their stories adapted into films, the majority of them released as direct-to-DVD or television films