Pride and Prejudice

Name: Pride and Prejudice
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1940-07-26
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 6.904

★ 6,9 /10 (156 Votes)

1940 EN 118 min

Overview

In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to eldest daughter Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with second-eldest Elizabeth.

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Release date

26/07/1940

Votes

156

Popularity

3.2

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Genres

Drama Romance

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

118 min

Greer Garson

Elizabeth Bennet

Laurence Olivier

Mr. Darcy

Mary Boland

Mrs. Bennet

Edna May Oliver

Lady Catherine de Bourgh

Maureen O'Sullivan

Jane Bennet

Ann Rutherford

Lydia Bennet

Frieda Inescort

Miss Caroline Bingley

Edmund Gwenn

Mr. Bennet

Karen Morley

Mrs. Collins

Heather Angel

Kitty Bennet

Melville Cooper

Mr. Collins

Edward Ashley

Mr. George Wickham

Marten Lamont

Mr. Denny

E. E. Clive

Sir William Lucas

Marjorie Wood

Lady Lucas

May Beatty

Mrs. Philips

Marsha Hunt

Mary Bennet

Bruce Lester

Mr. Bingley

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Gia Kent

Anne de Bourgh

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Lowden Adams

Committeeman

Claud Allister

Mr. Beck

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Wilson Benge

Flunky

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Art Berry Sr.

Footman

Barlowe Borland

Dr. MacIntosh

Vernon Downing

Capt. Carter

Elspeth Dudgeon

Mrs. King

Frank Elliott

Mathews

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Hugh Greenwood

Canon Stubbs

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Ben Hall

Poet

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Payne B. Johnson

School Boy

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Gwendolyn Logan

Mrs. Stubbs

Louis Payne

Mr. Phillips

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Clara Reid

Maid in Parsonage

Buster Slaven

Beck's Assistant

Gerald Oliver Smith

Col. Fitzwilliam

Wyndham Standing

Committeeman

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David Thursby

Groom

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Though doubtless the emphasis of this film must be on the two leading stars, I found that an huge degree of the richness of this Jane Austen story came from the wonderfully characterful supporting cast: Mary Boland as the mother, constantly and brazenly seeking advantageous marriages for the "Bennet" brood, with Edmund Gwenn as her husband; Melville Cooper ("Mr. Collins), EE Clive ("Sir William) and the redoubtable Edna May Oliver as "Lady Catherine" all contributing splendidly to this otherwise rather loosely adapted story of "Elizabeth" (Greer Garson) and her rather complicated on/off courts…

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**A first adaptation of Jane Austen's greatest work, which is riddled with problems, but is competent, pragmatic and very elegant. Thought of as a comedy, it was thought of the wrong way.** At this point, I believe that even those who have never read a Jane Austen novel will surely agree that the writer is, quite simply, one of the most distinguished in the classical pantheon of the English language. “Pride and Prejudice” is a novel that has been adapted to film and TV several times, and each production had its pros and cons. One cannot ignore this production, however, because it was truly …

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