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Title: Pride and Prejudice

Release Date: 26 Jul 1940

Runtime: 1h 58m

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated

Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated

Overview: Mrs. Bennet wishes to wed her five unmarried daughters and is overjoyed when a wealthy bachelor begins living nearby, but misunderstandings make happiness difficult.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.9 (140 votes)

Cast

  • Elizabeth Bennet: Greer Garson
  • Mr. Darcy: Laurence Olivier
  • Mrs. Bennet: Mary Boland
  • Lady Catherine de Bourgh: Edna May Oliver
  • Jane Bennet: Maureen O'Sullivan
  • Lydia Bennet: Ann Rutherford
  • Miss Caroline Bingley: Frieda Inescort
  • Mr. Bennet: Edmund Gwenn
  • Mrs. Collins: Karen Morley
  • Kitty Bennet: Heather Angel
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