Major Barbara (film)
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Release date 2 August 1941 Cast (Major Barbara Undershaft), (Adolphus Cusins), (Andrew Undershaft), (Bill Walker), (The General), (Snobby Prince) Similar movies Related David Lean movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft (Robert Morley), idealistic young Barbara (Wendy Hiller) rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolphus Cusins (Rex Harrison), Barbara eventually grows disillusioned with her causes and begins to see things from her fathers perspective. Based on the play by George Bernard Shaw, the films comedic social commentary pulls no punches.
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Major Barbara is a 1941 British film starring Wendy Hiller and Rex Harrison. The film 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 stage play Major Barbara by George Bernard Shaw. It was both a critical and financial success.
A young and idealistic woman, who has adopted the Salvation Army and whose father is an armament industrialist, will save more souls directing her father's business. A comedy with social commentary.
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Plot
In this social satire, Barbara Undershaft (Hiller), an idealistic major in the Salvation Army, is deeply troubled by the fact that her father, Andrew Undershaft (Robert Morley), is a wealthy weapons manufacturer. Meanwhile, Andrew is looking for an heir for his industrial empire, in particular a foundling like himself.
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Production
Major Barbara was filmed in London during The Blitz bombing of 1940. During air raids, the crew and cast repeatedly had to dodge into bomb shelters. The films producer-director, Pascal, never stopped the production and the film was completed on schedule.
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DVD
Major Barbara was released on DVD by The Criterion Collection on February 23, 2010, as part of the box set George Bernard Shaw on Film.
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