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Pride and Prejudice (1940)

Duration: 1 hour, 52 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for 12 months

Period drama based on Jane Austen's classic novel about the five husband-hunting Bennet sisters and the impact of the handsome but apparently aloof Mr Darcy on the spirited Elizabeth. Though attracted to Darcy, Elizabeth - the second of the Bennet daughters - is repelled by his cold manner and by rumours of the man's cruelty towards one of his friends. Show less

Contributors

Elizabeth Bennet:
Greer Garson
Mrs Bennet:
Mary Boland
Mr Bennet:
Edmund Gwenn
Jane Bennet:
Maureen O'Sullivan
Lydia Bennet:
Ann Rutherford
Kitty Bennet:
Heather Angel
Mary Bennet:
Marsha Hunt
Mr Bingley:
Bruce Lester
Miss Caroline Bingley:
Frieda Inescourt
Lady Catherine de Bourgh:
Edna May Oliver

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