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Overview

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7.6/10   3,086 votes
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Director:
Robert Z. Leonard
Writers:
Jane Austen (novel)
Aldous Huxley (writer)
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Release Date:
26 July 1940 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
The Gayest Comedy Hit of the Screen! Five Gorgeous Beauties on a Mad-Cap Manhunt! With the Stars of "Mr. Chips" and "Rebecca"...and a Superb Cast! more
Plot:
Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. more
User Comments:
Exquisitely beautiful! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Runtime:
117 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Frieda Inescort, who plays ultra-snob Caroline Bingley, was suffering from multiple sclerosis at the time she made this film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When their cousin Collins is expected to dinner, the butler comes in to light the candles. The mother asks about Collins and when we cut back to the butler, all the candles are lit. more
Quotes:
Mrs. Bennet: Look at them! Five of them without dowries. What's to become of them?
Mr. Bennet: Yes, what's to become of the wretched creatures? Perhaps we should have drowned some of them at birth.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Pride and Prejudice Revisited (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Charlie is my Darling more

FAQ

What is Darcy's Christian name?
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10 out of 12 people found the following comment useful:-
Exquisitely beautiful!, 25 June 2004
Author: angel_de_tourvel from surrey, england

Despite the fact that so much has been skipped from the book (I'm reading P&P at the mo and have to admit it is some disappointment) This is no doubt a breathtakingly lovely and beautifully casted version. I am utterly in love with Laurence Olivier, whatever role he plays, and was more attracted to his Mr Darcy than disgusted (of which might not be to his credit!!) yet I felt he was born to play the role of distinguished, upperclass, and perfectly handsome gentlemen. Greer Garson was particularly charming and sophisticated as Elizabeth, (What the hell do other critics mean when they say she's OLD?) Her and olivier make a fantastic stage couple, and although I don't think she is quite as "pretty" as her sister Jane, she has a unique icyness about her which is captivating.

Fantasticly portrayed characters, and wonderfully romantic; I highly recommend this film.

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