Synopsis
Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to live nearby, the Bennets have high hopes. But pride, prejudice and misunderstandings all combine to complicate their relationships and to make happiness difficult.
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Cast
- Greer GarsonElizabeth Bennet
- Laurence OlivierMr. Darcy
- Mary BolandMrs. Bennet
- Edna May OliverLady Catherine de Bourgh
- Maureen O'SullivanJane Bennet
- Ann RutherfordLydia Bennet
- Frieda InescortMiss Caroline Bingley
- Edmund GwennMr. Bennet
- Karen MorleyMrs. Collins
- Heather AngelKitty Bennet
Recommendations
- 100
TV Guide Magazine
A remarkable example of Hollywood's not choking on the prestige adorning the filming of a classic, Pride and Prejudice is an unusually successful adaptation of Jane Austen's most famous novel. - 100
Los Angeles Times
MGM's 1940 Pride and Prejudice holds up better than you might expect as a prime example of Hollywood studio gentility in the '30s and '40s. [11 Aug 1996, p.74] - 100
Los Angeles Times
As the current Emma testifies, Jane Austen continues to knock them dead but nothing beats the high gloss of impeccable studio craftsmanship that elevates this Laurence Olivier-Greer Garson vehicle. [03 Apr 2020, p.E1] - 90
The New York Times
Hunt Stromberg and his associates have managed to turn out a film which catches the spirit and humor of Miss Austen's novel down to the last impudent flounce of a petticoat, the last contented sigh of a conquering coquette. - 88
Chicago Tribune
Even if you think you've sampled all Jane Austen has to offer on screen, you still may jump at the chance to see Pride and Prejudice. [29 Aug 1996, p.7A] - 70
Chicago Reader
Typically overstuffed MGM prestige product (1940), but one that came out surprisingly well, with a minimum of Eng. Lit. posturing and some elegance of design. - 70
The New Yorker
Animated and bouncing, the movie is more Dickens than Austen; once one adjusts to this, it's a happy and carefree viewing experience. - 60
Time Out
Surprisingly dry and droll. Aldous Huxley's contribution to the script undoubtedly helped, but it is the cast which carries it.
