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I Remember Mama

  • 19481948
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 2h 14m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
5.7K
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I Remember Mama (1948)
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A young writer recalls her ups and downs of growing up as one of four children to Norwegian immigrant parents in 1910s San Francisco.A young writer recalls her ups and downs of growing up as one of four children to Norwegian immigrant parents in 1910s San Francisco.A young writer recalls her ups and downs of growing up as one of four children to Norwegian immigrant parents in 1910s San Francisco.
IMDb RATING
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5.7K
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    • George Stevens
    • DeWitt Bodeen(screen play)
    • John Van Druten(based upon the play "I Remember Mama" adapted by)
    • Kathryn Forbes(novel "Mama's Bank Account")
  • Stars
    • Irene Dunne
    • Barbara Bel Geddes
    • Oskar Homolka
    • George Stevens
    • DeWitt Bodeen(screen play)
    • John Van Druten(based upon the play "I Remember Mama" adapted by)
    • Kathryn Forbes(novel "Mama's Bank Account")
  • Stars
    • Irene Dunne
    • Barbara Bel Geddes
    • Oskar Homolka
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 83User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 5 Oscars

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    I Remember Mama
    Trailer 1:47
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    Steve Brown and Cedric Hardwicke in I Remember Mama (1948)
    Barbara Bel Geddes and Oskar Homolka in I Remember Mama (1948)
    Irene Dunne in I Remember Mama (1948)
    "I Remember Mama" Irene Dunne
    Barbara Bel Geddes, Irene Dunne, Philip Dorn, and Oskar Homolka in I Remember Mama (1948)
    Irene Dunne and Oskar Homolka in I Remember Mama (1948)
    Oskar Homolka and Barbara O'Neil in I Remember Mama (1948)
    Irene Dunne, Oskar Homolka, and Barbara O'Neil in I Remember Mama (1948)
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    Irene Dunne
    Irene Dunne
    • Mama (Martha Hanson)
    Barbara Bel Geddes
    Barbara Bel Geddes
    • Katrin Hanson
    Oskar Homolka
    Oskar Homolka
    • Uncle Chris
    • (as Oscar Homolka)
    Philip Dorn
    Philip Dorn
    • Papa (Lars Hanson)
    Cedric Hardwicke
    Cedric Hardwicke
    • Mr. Jonahan Hyde
    • (as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
    Edgar Bergen
    Edgar Bergen
    • Mr. Peter Thorkelson
    Rudy Vallee
    Rudy Vallee
    • Dr. Johnson
    Barbara O'Neil
    Barbara O'Neil
    • Jessie Brown
    Florence Bates
    Florence Bates
    • Florence Dana Moorhead
    Peggy McIntyre
    • Christine Hanson
    June Hedin
    • Dagmar Hanson
    Steve Brown
    • Nels
    Ellen Corby
    Ellen Corby
    • Aunt Trina Halvorsen
    Hope Landin
    Hope Landin
    • Aunt Jenny Halvorsen
    Edith Evanson
    Edith Evanson
    • Aunt Sigrid Halvorsen
    Tommy Ivo
    Tommy Ivo
    • Cousin Arne
    Stanley Andrews
    Stanley Andrews
    • Minister
    • (uncredited)
    George Atkinson
    • Postman
    • (uncredited)
      • George Stevens
      • DeWitt Bodeen(screen play)
      • John Van Druten(based upon the play "I Remember Mama" adapted by)
      • Kathryn Forbes(novel "Mama's Bank Account")
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Irene Dunne worked with dialect coach Judith Sater for two months to perfect her Norwegian accent. Dunne became so immersed in getting her character's voice down that she used the accent around her home with her family.
    • Goofs
      In the shots of the uncle's trip to San Francisco, as the ferry is pulling into the dock, the Oakland Bay Bridge is seen in the background. This bridge was not built until 1933, yet this movie is set circa 1910.
    • Quotes

      Katrin Hanson: [reading the novel that she's just finished] "For long as I could remember, the house on the Larkin Street Hill had been home. Papa and Mama had both born in Norway but they came to San Francisco because Mama's sisters were here, all of us were born here. Nels, the oldest and the only boy, my sister Christine and the littlest sister Dagmar but first and foremost I remember Mama".

    • Connections
      Edited into The Waltons: The Awakening (1974)
    • Soundtracks
      Sovnen (Slumber)
      (uncredited)

      Traditional Norweigan lullaby

      Sung by Irene Dunne

    User reviews83

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    Great, just wonderful
    This is a classic. The title alone always caused me to not look it up - afraid that it was full of overdone accents and bathos. So, it was laziness, rather than anticipation that caused me not to turn to a different channel when it just came on television.

    This is a profound movie - and not because every character is so good or lovable (as I expected). They aren't. However, it has so many truthful moments about families, so much warmth - and so much is going on at any given time that your interest is held very strongly. I was amazed to find tears coming down my face - that just doesn't happen when I watch movies. You're bound to be thinking of your own family growing up.

    I can see why the book was celebrated, the play ran forever and this movie was nominated for so many awards. There's no question the play would run forever today - it contains too many moments of truth about family relations for people not to be telling their friends "It's really good - really".

    Do see it - it's WAY better than you think - you'll be very moved.
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    • trpdean
    • Jun 8, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 17, 1948 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Norwegian
      • Latin
      • French
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production company
      • RKO Radio Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 14 minutes
      • Black and White

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