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The Barretts of Wimpole Street: Directed by Sidney Franklin. With Jennifer Jones, John Gielgud, Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna. Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry.
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- Biography, Drama, History
- Sidney Franklin
- 1957-01-16
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. Both films are based on the 1930 play The Barretts of Wimpole Street by Rudolf Besier.
Famous poet Elizabeth Barrett (Jennifer Jones) recovers from a crippling illness while suffering under the tyrannical watch of her widowed father, Edward (John Gielgud). However, she...
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- Sidney Franklin
- Romance
- Jennifer Jones
A literary classic brought to life, The Barretts of Wimpole Street can be enjoyed even more today than in 1957, for it is the type of heart-warming, uplifting film which never seems to get made anymore, with two central characters–Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning–who are interesting, attractive and, more important, sympathetic.
Director Sidney Franklin's 1957 remake of his own 1934 film, about the romance of poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.
Overview. Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him.
The Barretts of Wimpole Street is a classic movie, from 1957, starring Jennifer Jones as the poet Elizabeth Barrett. The move explores her relationship with her controlling father Edward Mounton-Barrett (John Gielgud) and her love for Robert Browning (Bill Travers).
