The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)
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First filmed in 1934 with Norma Shearer, Fredric March and Charles Laughton, Rudolf Bessier's stage hit The Barretts of Wimpole Street was lavishly remade in CinemaScope and Metrocolor in 1957. This time around, Jennifer Jones stars as the beautiful invalid Elizabeth Barrett, who lives under the… More First filmed in 1934 with Norma Shearer, Fredric March and Charles Laughton, Rudolf Bessier's stage hit The Barretts of Wimpole Street was lavishly remade in CinemaScope and Metrocolor in 1957. This time around, Jennifer Jones stars as the beautiful invalid Elizabeth Barrett, who lives under the despotic rule of her Victorian-era father Edward Moulton Barrett (John Gielgud). Literally swept off her feet by dashing, romantic poet Robert Browning (Bill Travers), Elizabeth's hopes for happiness are dashed by her autocratic, implicitly incestuous father until Browning takes decisive action. Virginia McKenna, wife of star Bill Travers, plays Elizabeth's rebellious sister Henrietta. The Barretts of Wimpole Street was the final directorial effort of Sidney Franklin, who also helmed the 1934 version. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Sidney Franklin
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 16, 1957 Wide
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Cast
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Jennifer Jones
as Elizabeth Barrett
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John Gielgud
as Edward Moulton-Barrett
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Bill Travers
as Robert Browning
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Virginia McKenna
as Henrietta
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Susan Stephen
as Bella
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Jean Anderson
as Wilson
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Vernon Gray
as Capt. Surtees-Cook
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Maxine Audley
as Arabel
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Leslie Phillips
as Harry Bevan
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Laurence Naismith
as Dr. Chambers
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Moultrie Kelsall
as Dr. Ford-Waterlow
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Michael Brill
as George
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Kenneth Fortescue
as Octavius
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Nicholas Hawtrey
as Henry
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Richard Thorp
as Alfred
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Keith Baxter
as Charles
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Brian Smith
as Septimus
