The Human Comedy

"Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Great Production"

Feb 14 1944 Approved 1h 57m
Comedy, Drama, Family

Teenager Homer Macauley stays at home in the small town of Ithaca, California to support his family while his older brother Marcus prepares to go to war.

Plot

Homer Macauley remains in a small town looking after his widowed mother and younger brother while his older brother is fighting the war in Europe.

Written by

William Saroyan, Howard Estabrook, Herman J. Mankiewicz

Directed by

Clarence Brown

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 5 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
2,613
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA