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The Barretts Of Wimpole Street

1956, Movie, NR, 105 mins

The Barretts Of Wimpole Street: Review

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Sidney Franklin directed both versions of this well-known biopic, originally filmed in 1934. Jones plays poet and near-invalid Elizabeth Barrett, whose father's (Gielgud) almost incestuous adoration for her all but confines her to his London house. She is understandably lonely and depressed; her only companions are her books, her servants, her dog, and her horde of brothers (all wonderfully played by bright young men of the period), Enter Robert Browning (Travers), a fellow ... read more leave a comment

The Barretts Of Wimpole Street: Cast & Details

Year: 1956
Rated NR
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Cast
 Jennifer Jones: Elizabeth
John Gielgud: Barrett
Bill Travers: Robert Browning
Virginia McKenna: Henrietta
Susan Stephen: Bella
Vernon Gray: Capt. Surtees Cook

 

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