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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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
Director
Robert Z. Leonard
Screenplay
Aldous Huxley
Tagline
"The Gayest Comedy Hit of the Screen! Five Gorgeous Beauties on a Mad-Cap Manhunt!"
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated
CinemaSerf
June 23, 2022
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) a...
Filipe Manuel Neto
February 26, 2023
**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 lan...
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