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The Barretts of Wimpole Street is a american film of genre Drama directed by Sidney Franklin released in USA on 16 january 1957 with John Gielgud
The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 16 january 1957
Length 1h45
Directed by Sidney Franklin
OriginUSA
Themes Films about families
Rating64%
The Barretts of Wimpole Street is a 1957 Metrocolor CinemaScope film originating from the United Kingdom, and was a re-make of the earlier 1934 version by the same director, Sidney Franklin. Both films are based on the play The Barretts of Wimpole Street by Rudolf Besier. The screenplay for the 1957 film is credited to John Dighton, although Franklin used exactly the same script for the second movie as he did for the first. The film, set in the early 19th century, stars Jennifer Jones, John Gielgud, and Bill Travers.
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Elizabeth Barrett (Jennifer Jones) is the disabled grown-up daughter of Edward Moulton-Barrett (John Gielgud) of Wimpole Street, and has an intense interest in poetry. However, she lives under the obsessive rule of her father, and this severely limits her ability to develop her love of rhyme amongst her peers. Edward in fact shows clear incestuous tendencies towards her, and discourages close contact with any males. When the poet Robert Browning (Bill Travers) enters her life, though, matters are brought to a head, through the intervention of Browning. Edward finds that his control over Elizabeth, and her younger sister Henrietta (Virginia McKenna), is far from complete.Actors
John Gielgud
(Edward Moulton-Barrett)
Jennifer Jones
(Elizabeth Barrett)
Bill Travers
(Robert Browning)
Virginia McKenna
(Henrietta Barrett)
Susan Stephen
(Bella)
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