I Remember Mama
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| I Remember Mama | |
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 DVD Cover with original film poster |
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| Directed by | George Stevens |
| Produced by | Harriet Parsons George Stevens |
| Written by | John Van Druten (play) Kathryn Forbes (novel Mama's Bank Account) DeWit Bodeen (screenplay) |
| Starring | Irene Dunne Barbara Bel Geddes Oskar Homolka Philip Dorn Sir Cedric Hardwicke Edgar Bergen Rudy Vallee Barbara O'Neil Ellen Corby Tommy Ivo |
| Music by | Roy Webb |
| Cinematography | Nicholas Musuraca |
| Editing by | Robert Swink |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures (theatre) Warner Home Video (DVD) |
| Release date(s) | 9 March 1948 |
| Running time | 134 mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Norwegian |
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I Remember Mama is a 1944 John Van Druten play, based on the memoir Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes.
The plot focuses on a loving family of Norwegian immigrants living in San Francisco in the 1910s.
The 1948 RKO film version was adapted by DeWitt Bodeen and directed by George Stevens. It stars Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oskar Homolka, Philip Dorn, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Edgar Bergen, Rudy Vallee, Barbara O'Neil, Ellen Corby, and Tommy Ivo.
It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Dunne), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Homolka), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Bel Geddes and Corby), and Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Nicholas Musuraca).
A CBS television series, Mama, starring Peggy Wood, ran from 1949 until 1957.
In 1979, a musical version starring Liv Ullmann had a brief run on Broadway.
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