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7.4/10   1,183 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Lillian Hellman (play)
Dashiell Hammett (writer) ...
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Release Date:
27 August 1943 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
On her lonesome lips a smile.
Plot:
Sara and Kurt Muller and their three children are returning to her mother's home in Washington DC after 18 years in Europe... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
My favorite movie! more (28 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bette Davis ... Sara Muller
Paul Lukas ... Kurt Muller

Geraldine Fitzgerald ... Marthe de Brancovis
Lucile Watson ... Fanny Farrelly
Beulah Bondi ... Anise
George Coulouris ... Teck de Brancovis
Donald Woods ... David Farrelly
Henry Daniell ... Phili Von Ramme
Eric Roberts ... Bodo
Donald Buka ... Joshua
Anthony Caruso ... Italian Man
Helmut Dantine ... Young Man
Clyde Fillmore ... Sam Chandler
Erwin Kalser ... Dr. Klauber
Kurt Katch ... Herr Blecher
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Additional Details

Runtime:
114 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Fanny Farrelly: We've been shaken out of the magnolias. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV) more

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25 out of 36 people found the following comment useful.
My favorite movie!, 29 June 2000
10/10
Author: Trout-6 from Florida

Probably my all-time favorite movie, a story of selflessness, sacrifice and dedication to a noble cause, but it's not preachy or boring. It just never gets old, despite my having seen it some 15 or more times in the last 25 years. Paul Lukas' performance brings tears to my eyes, and Bette Davis, in one of her very few truly sympathetic roles, is a delight. The kids are, as grandma says, more like "dressed-up midgets" than children, but that only makes them more fun to watch. And the mother's slow awakening to what's happening in the world and under her own roof is believable and startling. If I had a dozen thumbs, they'd all be "up" for this movie.

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