USA,
1940, 117 min
Directed by:
Robert Z. LeonardScreenplay:
Jane MurfinCinematography:
Karl FreundComposer:
Herbert StothartCast:
Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier, Edna May Oliver, Maureen O'Sullivan, Ann Rutherford, Frieda Inescort, Marten Lamont, Bruce Lester, Marsha Hunt, Mary Boland (more)VOD (1)
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This excellent screen adaptation of Jane Austen's 1813 novel follows a provincial family's struggles to marry off five daughters in 19th-century England. Greer Garson stars as heroine Elizabeth Bennett, while Laurence Olivier plays Mr. Darcy, the new arrival who attracts both Elizabeth's interest and her ire. (official distributor synopsis)
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