The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1957 film)

The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Directed bySidney Franklin
Written byJohn Dighton (screenplay)
Based onThe Barretts of Wimpole Street
1930 play
by Rudolf Besier
Produced bySam Zimbalist
StarringJohn Gielgud
Jennifer Jones
Bill Travers
Virginia McKenna
CinematographyFreddie Young
Edited byFrank Clarke
Music byBronisław Kaper
Color processMetrocolor
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.2 million[3]
Box office$1.1 million[3]

The Barretts of Wimpole Street is a 1957 British CinemaScope historical film originating from the United Kingdom; it was a re-make of the earlier 1934 version by the same director, Sidney Franklin.[4] Both films are based on the 1930 play The Barretts of Wimpole Street by Rudolf Besier. The screenplay for the 1957 film is credited to John Dighton, but Franklin used exactly the same script for the second movie as he did for the first.[5] The film, set in the early 19th century, stars Jennifer Jones, John Gielgud, and Bill Travers.

  1. ^ "The Barretts of Wimpole Street - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. ^ "'Barretts' to M. H." Motion Picture Daily: 2. 11 January 1957.
  3. ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study
  4. ^ Film synopsis and details: New York Times website. Retrieved on 15 January 2008.
  5. ^ Same script: IMDB.com. Retrieved on 15 January 2008.