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Pride and Prejudice( 1940)

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Overview

Mrs. Bennet wishes to wed her five unmarried daughters and is overjoyed when a wealthy bachelor begins living nearby, but misunderstandings make happiness difficult.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Greer Garson

      Elizabeth Bennet

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      Laurence Olivier

      Mr. Darcy

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      Mary Boland

      Mrs. Bennet

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      Edna May Oliver

      Lady Catherine de Bourgh

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      Maureen O'Sullivan

      Jane Bennet

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      Ann Rutherford

      Lydia Bennet

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      Frieda Inescort

      Miss Caroline Bingley

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      Edmund Gwenn

      Mr. Bennet

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      Karen Morley

      Mrs. Collins

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      Heather Angel

      Kitty Bennet

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      Melville Cooper

      Mr. Collins

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      Edward Ashley

      Mr. George Wickham

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      Marten Lamont

      Mr. Denny

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      E. E. Clive

      Sir William Lucas

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      Marjorie Wood

      Lady Lucas

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      May Beatty

      Mrs. Philips

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      Marsha Hunt

      Mary Bennet

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      Bruce Lester

      Mr. Bingley

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      Gia Kent

      Anne de Bourgh

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      Lowden Adams

      Committeeman

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      Claud Allister

      Mr. Beck

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      Wilson Benge

      Flunky

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      Art Berry Sr.

      Footman

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      Barlowe Borland

      Dr. MacIntosh

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      Vernon Downing

      Capt. Carter

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      Elspeth Dudgeon

      Mrs. King

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      Frank Elliott

      Mathews

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      Hugh Greenwood

      Canon Stubbs

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      Ben Hall

      Poet

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      Payne B. Johnson

      School Boy

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      Gwendolyn Logan

      Mrs. Stubbs

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      Louis Payne

      Mr. Phillips

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      Clara Reid

      Maid in Parsonage

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      Buster Slaven

      Beck's Assistant

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      Gerald Oliver Smith

      Col. Fitzwilliam

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      Wyndham Standing

      Committeeman

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      David Thursby

      Groom

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Jun 23 2022
    Though doubtless the emphasis of this film must be on the two leading stars, I found that an huge degree of the richness of this Jane Austen story came from the wonderfully characterful supporting cast: Mary Boland as the mother, constantly and brazenly seeking advantageous marriages for the "Bennet" brood, with Edmund Gwenn as her husband; Melville Cooper ("Mr. Collins), EE Clive ("Sir William) and the redoubtable Edna May Oliver as "Lady Catherine" all contributing splendidly to this otherwise rather loosely adapted story of "Elizabeth" (Greer Garson) and her rather complicated on/off courtsh...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • based on novel or book