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Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front

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.

20067.11h 25m

Overview

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.

Directed by Joyce Chopra
Written by Anna Sandor, Valerie Tripp
Produced by Terry Gould, Stephanie Langhoff, Jodi Goldberg
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Top Cast

Maya Ritter

Maya Ritter

Molly McIntire

David Aaron Baker

David Aaron Baker

Dr. James McIntire

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Tory Green

Emily Bennett

Sarah Manninen

Sarah Manninen

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Genevieve Farrell

Jill McIntire

Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

Helen McIntire

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Andrew Chalmers

Ricky McIntire

Alex Steele

Alex Steele

Jane

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Boy in spelling bee

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Samantha Somer Wilson

Linda Rinaldi

Themes & Keywords

world war iiamericanwoman director

About Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front

Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front is a drama, family, history film released in 2006 exploring themes of world war ii, american, woman director. Directed by Joyce Chopra, it stars Maya Ritter, David Aaron Baker, Tory Green. 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.

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