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The Barretts of Wimpole Street

  • 1957
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  • 1h 45m
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The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957)
Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.
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Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.

  • Director
    • Sidney Franklin
  • Writers
    • John Dighton
    • Rudolph Besier
  • Stars
    • Jennifer Jones
    • John Gielgud
    • Bill Travers
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
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    658
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    • Director
      • Sidney Franklin
    • Writers
      • John Dighton
      • Rudolph Besier
    • Stars
      • Jennifer Jones
      • John Gielgud
      • Bill Travers
    • 20User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Top Cast25

    Jennifer Jones
    Jennifer Jones
    • Elizabeth
    John Gielgud
    John Gielgud
    • Barrett
    Bill Travers
    Bill Travers
    • Robert Browning
    Virginia McKenna
    Virginia McKenna
    • Henrietta
    Susan Stephen
    Susan Stephen
    • Bella
    Vernon Gray
    Vernon Gray
    • Captain Surtees Cook
    Jean Anderson
    Jean Anderson
    • Wilson
    Maxine Audley
    Maxine Audley
    • Arabel
    Leslie Phillips
    Leslie Phillips
    • Harry Bevan
    Laurence Naismith
    Laurence Naismith
    • Dr. Chambers
    Moultrie Kelsall
    Moultrie Kelsall
    • Dr. Ford-Waterlow
    Michael Brill
    • George
    Kenneth Fortescue
    • Octavius
    Nicholas Hawtrey
    • Henry
    Richard Thorp
    Richard Thorp
    • Alfred
    Keith Baxter
    Keith Baxter
    • Charles
    Brian Smith
    • Septimus
    Christopher Cooke
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sidney Franklin
    • Writers
      • John Dighton
      • Rudolph Besier
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    • Trivia
      MGM originally considered Grace Kelly for the lead role, but she was on suspension at MGM and was replaced by Jennifer Jones. For Jones, playing the role of Barrett on film was the realization of a long-standing dream from her days as a drama student, when she had persuaded husband-to-be Robert Walker to play Robert Browning to her Elizabeth in a scene from Rudolph Besier's play for their audition for readmission to a dramatic academy. Her idea worked, and both were invited back.
    • Goofs
      The London pillar boxes weren't painted red (as seen) until 1874; before that, they were green.
    • Quotes
      • Barrett: Your likes and dislikes are beside the point in a case like this.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Wogan: Episode #10.35 (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Wilt Thou Have My Hand
      Music by Herbert Stothart
      [Elizabeth and all her siblings sing the song in her bedroom as she plays the piano; theme heard in the score throughout the movie]

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 16, 1957 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lo que las paredes ocultan
    • Filming locations
      • Marylebone Church, Marylebone, London, England, UK(wedding sequence)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 45m(105 min)
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.55 : 1

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