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Goodbye, Mr. Chips

  • 19391939
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
11K
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Greer Garson and Robert Donat in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
An aged teacher and former headmaster of a boarding school recalls his career and his personal life over the decades.
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An aged teacher and former headmaster of a boarding school recalls his career and his personal life over the decades.An aged teacher and former headmaster of a boarding school recalls his career and his personal life over the decades.An aged teacher and former headmaster of a boarding school recalls his career and his personal life over the decades.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
11K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Sam Wood
    • Sidney Franklin(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • R.C. Sherriff(screen play)
    • Claudine West(screen play)
    • Eric Maschwitz(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Robert Donat
    • Greer Garson
    • Terry Kilburn
  • Directors
    • Sam Wood
    • Sidney Franklin(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • R.C. Sherriff(screen play)
    • Claudine West(screen play)
    • Eric Maschwitz(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Robert Donat
    • Greer Garson
    • Terry Kilburn
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 118User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Paul Henreid, Robert Donat, Cyril Frankel, Terry Kilburn, Jack Lambert, and John Mills in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
    Leonard Boucher, Henry Caine, Leo de Pokorny, Cyril Frankel, Simon Lack, and Patrick Ludlow in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
    Leonard Boucher, Henry Caine, Leo de Pokorny, Cyril Frankel, Dane Gordon, Simon Lack, Jack Lambert, and Patrick Ludlow in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
    Edmund Breon and Robert Donat in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
    Lyn Harding in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
    Robert Donat in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
    Leonard Boucher, Henry Caine, Leo de Pokorny, Cyril Frankel, Dane Gordon, Simon Lack, Patrick Ludlow, and Caven Watson in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
    Leonard Boucher, Henry Caine, Leo de Pokorny, Robert Donat, Cyril Frankel, Simon Lack, Jack Lambert, Patrick Ludlow, Ronald Ward, and Caven Watson in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
    Robert Donat and George Merritt in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
    Paul Henreid, Leonard Boucher, Edmund Breon, Henry Caine, Leo de Pokorny, Robert Donat, Lyn Harding, Terry Kilburn, Jack Lambert, Frederick Leister, Patrick Ludlow, John Mills, Milton Rosmer, David Tree, Austin Trevor, Ronald Ward, and Caven Watson in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
    Leonard Boucher, Henry Caine, Leo de Pokorny, Robert Donat, Cyril Frankel, Jack Lambert, Patrick Ludlow, Ronald Ward, and Caven Watson in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
    Robert Donat in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

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    Robert Donat
    Robert Donat
    • Mr. Chips
    Greer Garson
    Greer Garson
    • Katherine
    Terry Kilburn
    Terry Kilburn
    • John Colley…
    John Mills
    John Mills
    • Peter Colley (as a Young Man)
    Paul Henreid
    Paul Henreid
    • Staefel
    • (as Paul Von Hernried)
    Judith Furse
    Judith Furse
    • Flora
    Lyn Harding
    Lyn Harding
    • Wetherby
    Milton Rosmer
    Milton Rosmer
    • Chatteris
    Frederick Leister
    Frederick Leister
    • Marsham
    Louise Hampton
    • Mrs. Wickett
    Austin Trevor
    Austin Trevor
    • Ralston
    David Tree
    David Tree
    • Jackson
    Edmund Breon
    Edmund Breon
    • Colonel Morgan
    • (as Edmond Breon)
    Jill Furse
    • Helen Colley
    Scott Sunderland
    • Sir John Colley
    Ernest Blyth
    • Austrian Officer boarding Train
    • (uncredited)
    John Blythe
    John Blythe
    • Boy Calling Assembly
    • (uncredited)
    Leonard Boucher
      • Directors
        • Sam Wood
        • Sidney Franklin(uncredited)
      • Writers
        • R.C. Sherriff(screen play)
        • Claudine West(screen play)
        • Eric Maschwitz(screen play)
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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      • Trivia
        34-year-old Robert Donat ages 63 years (1870-1933) over the course of this movie. He remarked: "As soon as I put the mustache on, I felt the part, even if I did look like a great Airedale come out of a puddle."
      • Goofs
        Miss Kathy tells Chips that the ballroom in Vienna is where Metternich drew up "the treaty of the five kings" (referring to the Congress of Vienna in 1814 ending the Napoleonic Wars) "nearly 100 years ago." But the montage after Kathy's death makes clear she died before the Boer War (1899) and Queen Victoria's funeral (1901). 100 years after the Congress of Vienna was 1914, the start of World War I when Chips becomes acting headmaster and Kathy is spoken of as having died long ago.
      • Quotes

        [dying words]

        Mr. Chipping 'Mr. Chips': I thought I heard you saying it was a pity... pity I never had any children. But you're wrong. I have. Thousands of them. Thousands of them... and all boys.

      • Connections
        Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
      • Soundtracks
        Brookfield School Song
        (uncredited)
        Music by Richard Addinsell
        Lyrics by Eric Maschwitz
        Performed by orchestra in opening credits
        Sung by male chorus during school assembly and during closing credits

      User reviews118

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      Donat's greatest performance
      As a classic film buff, I consider "Goodbye, Mr Chips" one of the best I have ever seen. In part, that is due to Robert Donat's incredible performance as,"Chips." He WAS Chips, and it was silly to try and remake a proven classic, though Peter O'Toole was not a bad choice in casting.

      Donat captured the essence of Chips' shy personna and his love for "his boys," in one of the most sensitive performances I've ever had the pleasure to watch. In a year that arguably produced some of the greatest movies in film in history, "Goodbye, Mr Chips" ranks in the top 5 of all time.

      I give it a 10!
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      Details

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      • Release date
        • July 28, 1939 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United Kingdom
      • Languages
        • English
        • Latin
        • German
      • Also known as
        • Goodbye Mr. Chips!
      • Filming locations
        • Repton School, Repton, Derbyshire, England, UK(Brookfield School)
      • Production company
        • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 54 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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