Major Barbara (1941 film)
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| Directed by | Gabriel Pascal Harold French (ass) David Lean (ass) |
| Produced by | Gabriel Pascal |
| Written by | George Bernard Shaw Marjorie Deans Anatole de Grunwald |
| Starring | Wendy Hiller Rex Harrison Robert Morley Robert Newton |
| Editing by | David Lean Charles Frend |
| Release date(s) | August 2, 1941 |
| Running time | 131 min. |
| Language | English |
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Major Barbara is a 1941 British film starring Wendy Hiller and Rex Harrison. In this social satire, Wendy Hiller plays Barbara Undershaft, the idealistic daughter of a weapons manufacturer, who joins the Salvation Army.
The movie was produced and directed by Gabriel Pascal and edited by David Lean. It was adapted for the screen by Marjorie Deans and Anatole de Grunwald, based on the 1905 play Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw.
Starring Wendy Hiller as Barbara Undershaft, Rex Harrison as Adolphus Cusins, Robert Morley as Andrew Undershaft, Robert Newton as Bill Walker, and Sybil Thorndike as The General, with Marie Lohr as Lady Britomart, and Deborah Kerr as Jenny Hill.
"Major Barbara" was filmed in London during the bombing by the Nazis. During air raids the crew and cast had to dodge into bomb shelters. The film's producer, Pascal, never stopped the production and the film was completed on schedule. It was both a critical and financial success. ("The Disciple and His Devil" by Valerie Pascal, McGraw Hill, 1970).
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