the valley of decision is a 1945 american historical drama movie directed by tay garnett and was based on the 1942 novel of the same name by marcia davenport. it stars greer garson, gregory peck, donald crisp, lionel barrymore, marsha hunt, preston foster, gladys cooper, jessica tandy, reginald owen and was distributed by metro-goldwyn-mayer. it was nominated for 2 academy awards in 1946.