Major Barbara (1941)
121 min
Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolphus Cusins, Barbara eventually grows disillusioned with her causes and begins to see things from her father's perspective.
- Release date
- May 14, 1941
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Where to watch
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Criterion Channel
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Cast
- Wendy Hiller as Major Barbara Undershaft
- Rex Harrison as Adolphus Cusins
- Robert Morley as Andrew Undershaft
- Robert Newton as Bill Walker
- Sybil Thorndike as The General
- Emlyn Williams as Snobby Price
- Marie Lohr as Lady Britomart
- Penelope Dudley-Ward as Sarah Undershaft
- Walter Hudd as Stephen Undershaft
- David Tree as Charles Lomax
- Deborah Kerr as Jenny Hill
- Donald Calthrop as Peter Shirley
- Marie Ault as Rummy Mitchens
- Cathleen Cordell as Mog Habbijam
- Torin Thatcher as Todger Fairmile
- Miles Malleson as Morrison
- Felix Aylmer as James
- Stanley Holloway as Policeman
- Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. Price
- Mary Morris as A Girl
- Charles Victor as Bilton (uncredited)
- O.B. Clarence as Pettigrew (uncredited)
- Edward Rigby as Man on Quayside (uncredited)
- George Bernard Shaw as Himself (in theatrical release print only) (uncredited)
- Bombardier Billy Wells as Minor Role (uncredited)
Crew
- Gabriel Pascal · Director
- George Bernard Shaw · Writer
- Gabriel Pascal · Producer
- William Walton · Composer
- Charles Frend · Editor
- Vincent Korda · Production designer