Pride and Prejudice
1940 film by Robert Zigler Leonard
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Summary
Pride and Prejudice is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,893 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[3]
- Director: Robert Z. Leonard[4]
- Screenwriter: Aldous Huxley[5], Jane Murfin[6]
- Composer: Herbert Stothart[7]
- Genre: drama film[8], romantic comedy[9]
- Based on: Pride and Prejudice[10]
- Cast member: Laurence Olivier[11], Greer Garson[12], Maureen O'Sullivan[13], Edna May Oliver[14], Mary Boland[15], Edmund Gwenn[16], Ann Rutherford[17], Heather Angel[18], Marsha Hunt[19], Melville Cooper[20], Edward Ashley-Cooper[21], Wyndham Standing[22], Frieda Inescort[23], Karen Morley[24]
- Producer: Hunt Stromberg[25]
- Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[26]
- Director of photography: Karl Freund[27]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
- Commons category: Pride and Prejudice (1940 film)[29]
- Distribution format: video on demand[30]
- Review score: 7.7/10[31], 84/100[32], 100%[33]
- Color: black-and-white[34]
- Country of origin: United States[35]
- Publication date: January 1, 1940[36]
- Characters: Captain Carter[37], Caroline Bingley[38], Catherine Bennet[39], Charles Bingley[40], Charlotte Lucas[41], Colonel Fitzwilliam[42], Elizabeth Bennet[43], George Wickham[44], Jane Bennet[45], Lady Catherine de Bourgh[46], Lady Lucas[47], Lydia Bennet[48], Mary Bennet[49], Miss de Bourgh[50]
Why It Matters
Pride and Prejudice has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
FAQs
What awards did Pride and Prejudice receive?
Honors received include Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[3].