Major Barbara (1941)

United Kingdom, 121 min
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Basic facts

Original title Major Barbara
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • United Kingdom
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 15
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1941-09-22

Cast

Wendy Hiller
major Barbara Undershaft

Rex Harrison
Adolphus Cusins

Robert Morley
Andrew Undershaft

Robert Newton
Bill Walker

Sybil Thorndike
generalen

Emlyn Williams
Snobby Price

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Titles

Original title
  • Major Barbara
Swedish release title
  • Major Barbara

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Assistant to the Producer
Assistant Production Manager
Camera Operator
Assistant Cameraman
Visual Effects
Conductor
Orchestration
Assistant Production Designer
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Sound Editor

Cast

Wendy Hiller major Barbara Undershaft
Rex Harrison Adolphus Cusins
Robert Morley Andrew Undershaft
Robert Newton Bill Walker
Sybil Thorndike generalen
Emlyn Williams Snobby Price
Marie Lohr Lady Britomart
Penelope Dudley-Ward Sarah Undershaft
Walter Hudd Stephen Undershaft
David Tree Charles Lomax
Deborah Kerr Jenny Hill
Donald Calthrop Peter Shirley
Marie Ault Rummy Mitchens
Cathleen Cordell Mog Habbijam
Torin Thatcher Todger Fairmile
Miles Malleson Morrison
Felix Aylmer James
Stanley Holloway poliskonstapel
- Ej krediterade:
Edward Rigby man på kajen
Dane Gordon pojke
Billy Wells man
George Bernard Shaw som sig själv

Companies

Production Company Pascal Film Productions Ltd.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) United Artists AB 1941

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 63257
Date 1941-08
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 3325 meters
Notes Granskningskopian: 122 minuter. Visningskopiorna nedklippta till 3235 m - 118 minuter.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3318 meter
Length in minutes 121 min
Dialogue
  • English
Textad
  • Swedish


Original work

Original title Major Barbara (Play)
Author George Bernard Shaw


Production location

1940-05-26 1940-11-16
Denham Studios Denham, Buckinghamshire United Kingdom

Release dates

World premiere 1941-05-14 New York City, New York USA 121 min
First showing 1941-08-02 United Kingdom 121 min
Release in Sweden 1941-09-22 Grand Stockholm Sweden 118 min
TV showing 1974-12-26 TV2 Sweden
1977-04-10 TV2 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title How Swett the Name of Jesus Sounds
Composer Alexander Reinagle (1836)
Lyrics Erik Nyström (svensk text 1893)
John Newton (engelsk text 1779)
Musical Arrangement William Walton


Original title Onward, Christian Soldiers
Composer Arthur Sullivan (1871)
Lyrics Sabine Baring-Gould (1865)
Musical Arrangement William Walton


Original title There Is a Happy Land
Lyrics Andrew Young (1838)
Musical Arrangement Leonard P. Breedlove (1850)
William Walton


Original title Tell Me the Old, Old Story
Composer Howard Doane (1870)
Lyrics Katherine Hankey (engelsk text 1866 - dikten "The Old, Old Story")
Teodor Truvé (svensk text 1875- "Säg mig den gamla sanning")
Johannes Ljunghoff (svensk text 1930 - "Säg mig det gamla ordet")
Musical Arrangement William Walton


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Cutting continuity


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print set
Colour prints No
Behind the scenes prints No
Slides No
Digital images No
Negatives No
Contact sheets No
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


Type Program folio


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