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Pride and Prejudice (1940)

Adaptation of Jane Austen's novel about the five husband-hunting Bennet sisters and the impact of Mr Darcy on the spirited Elizabeth.

Period drama based on Jane Austen's classic novel about the five husband-hunting Bennet sisters and the impact of the handsome but apparently aloof Mr Darcy on the spirited Elizabeth. Though attracted to Darcy, Elizabeth - the second of the Bennet daughters - is repelled by his cold manner and by rumours of the man's cruelty towards one of his friends.

1 hour, 53 minutes

Last on

Sun 4 Aug 2024 11:45

Credits

Role Contributor
Elizabeth Bennet Greer Garson
Mr Darcy Laurence Olivier
Mrs Bennet Mary Boland
Mr Bennet Edmund Gwenn
Jane Bennet Maureen O'Sullivan
Lydia Bennet Ann Rutherford
Kitty Bennet Heather Angel
Mary Bennet Marsha Hunt
Mr Bingley Bruce Lester
Miss Caroline Bingley Frieda Inescourt
Lady Catherine de Bourgh Edna May Oliver
Director Robert Z Leonard
Producer Hunt Stromberg
Writer Aldous Huxley

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