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Mr. Smith lähtee Washingtoniin

Original title: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
  • 1939
  • S
  • 2h 9m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
122K
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POPULARITY
4,747
3,080
James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Beulah Bondi, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, and Eugene Pallette in Mr. Smith lähtee Washingtoniin (1939)
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A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries... Read allA naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character.A naive youth leader is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His idealistic plans promptly collide with corruption at home and subterfuge from his hero in Washington, but he tries to forge ahead despite attacks on his character.

  • Director
    • Frank Capra
  • Writers
    • Sidney Buchman
    • Lewis R. Foster
    • Myles Connolly
  • Stars
    • James Stewart
    • Jean Arthur
    • Claude Rains
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    122K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,747
    3,080
    • Director
      • Frank Capra
    • Writers
      • Sidney Buchman
      • Lewis R. Foster
      • Myles Connolly
    • Stars
      • James Stewart
      • Jean Arthur
      • Claude Rains
    • 353User reviews
    • 105Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #208
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
    Trailer 1:37
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    James Stewart and Jean Arthur in Mr. Smith lähtee Washingtoniin (1939)
    James Stewart, Beulah Bondi, Ruth Donnelly, and Guy Kibbee in Mr. Smith lähtee Washingtoniin (1939)
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    Cast99+

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    James Stewart
    James Stewart
    • Jefferson Smith
    Jean Arthur
    Jean Arthur
    • Saunders
    Claude Rains
    Claude Rains
    • Senator Joseph Paine
    Edward Arnold
    Edward Arnold
    • Jim Taylor
    Guy Kibbee
    Guy Kibbee
    • Governor Hopper
    Thomas Mitchell
    Thomas Mitchell
    • Diz Moore
    Eugene Pallette
    Eugene Pallette
    • Chick McGann
    Beulah Bondi
    Beulah Bondi
    • Ma Smith
    H.B. Warner
    H.B. Warner
    • Senate Majority Leader
    Harry Carey
    Harry Carey
    • President of the Senate
    Astrid Allwyn
    Astrid Allwyn
    • Susan Paine
    Ruth Donnelly
    Ruth Donnelly
    • Mrs. Hopper
    Grant Mitchell
    Grant Mitchell
    • Senator MacPherson
    Porter Hall
    Porter Hall
    • Senator Monroe
    H.V. Kaltenborn
    H.V. Kaltenborn
    • H.V. Kaltenborn
    Charles Lane
    Charles Lane
    • Nosey
    Pierre Watkin
    Pierre Watkin
    • Senate Minority Leader
    Dick Elliott
    Dick Elliott
    • Carl Cook
    • Director
      • Frank Capra
    • Writers
      • Sidney Buchman
      • Lewis R. Foster
      • Myles Connolly(uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      The scenes where James Stewart wanders around in amazement at the Washington monuments were "stolen", since the US Parks Service had denied the studio permission to film near them.
    • Goofs
      Under the Standing Rules of the Senate governing debate, Senator Paine would not technically have been allowed to attack Senator Smith's character and accuse him of graft. The rule states: "No Senator in debate shall, directly or indirectly, by any form of words impute to another Senator or to other Senators any conduct or motive unworthy or unbecoming a Senator."
    • Quotes

      Jefferson Smith: You see, boys forget what their country means by just reading The Land of the Free in history books. Then they get to be men they forget even more. Liberty's too precious a thing to be buried in books, Miss Saunders. Men should hold it up in front of them every single day of their lives and say: I'm free to think and to speak. My ancestors couldn't, I can, and my children will. Boys ought to grow up remembering that.

    • Connections
      Edited into High Hopes: The Capra Years (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean
      (1843) (uncredited)

      Written by David T. Shaw

      Played during the opening credits and often in the score

    User reviews353

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Still packs an emotional punch almost 80 years later
    It's interesting how Mr. Smith Goes to Washington feels so dated and yet so relevant at the same time. This movie itself feels like Jefferson Smith, naively striding into the homes of the cynical and skeptical modern public, only to prove that it does, indeed have something important to offer. This movie still packs an emotional punch almost 80 years after it was made and it's easy to see why it's a classic.
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    • Nov 22, 2018

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    • Release date
      • February 15, 1942 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    • Filming locations
      • Lincoln Memorial, National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,900,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $144,738
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $83,205
      • Oct 14, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $145,941
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 9 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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