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GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
The Light Ahead is possibly the greatest of Edgar G. Ulmer’s shtetl films. Here, the director counterpoints his pastoral Green Fields to criticize the poverty and superstition that oppress a pair of star-crossed lovers.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 65GoodWatch 67
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 34 min
Shorter than most dramas, −15 min on the typical 109
typical 10994Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1939
June 1, 1939
87 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
YiddishMade in
United States
Directing · 1
- Edgar G. Ulmer Director, Screenplay, Production Design
Writing · 1
- Shirley Ulmer Screenplay
Production · 1
- Peter E. Kassler Producer
Camera · 1
- Edward Hyland Director of Photography
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