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Major Barbara (1941)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 2H 1M

Director : Gabriel Pascal
Writer : George Bernard Shaw

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Wendy Hiller
Wendy Hiller
Major Barbara Undershaft
Rex Harrison
Rex Harrison
Adolphus Cusins
Robert Morley
Robert Morley
Andrew Undershaft
Robert Newton
Robert Newton
Bill Walker
Sybil Thorndike
Sybil Thorndike
The General
Emlyn Williams
Emlyn Williams
Snobby Prince
Marie Lohr
Marie Lohr
Lady Britomart
Penelope Dudley-Ward
Penelope Dudley-Ward
Sarah Undershaft
Walter Hudd
Walter Hudd
Stephen Undershaft
David Tree
David Tree
Charles Lomax
Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr
Jenny Hill
Donald Calthrop
Donald Calthrop
Peter Shirley
Marie Ault
Marie Ault
Rummy Mitchens
Cathleen Cordell
Cathleen Cordell
Mog Habbijam
Torin Thatcher
Torin Thatcher
Todger Fairmile
Miles Malleson
Miles Malleson
Morrison
Felix Aylmer
Felix Aylmer
James
Stanley Holloway
Stanley Holloway
Policeman
S.I. Hsiung
S.I. Hsiung
Ling
Kathleen Harrison
Kathleen Harrison
Mrs. Price
Mary Morris
Mary Morris
A Girl
Charles Victor
Charles Victor
Bilton (uncredited)
O.B. Clarence
O.B. Clarence
Pettigrew (uncredited)
Dane Gordon
Dane Gordon
Cast Member (uncredited)
Edward Rigby
Edward Rigby
Man on Quayside (uncredited)
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
Himself (in theatrical release print only) (uncredited)
Billy Wells
Billy Wells
Minor Role (uncredited)

Crews

Gabriel Pascal
Gabriel Pascal
Director
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
Screenplay
Ronald Neame
Ronald Neame
Cinematography
Vincent Korda
Vincent Korda
Art Direction
Cecil Beaton
Cecil Beaton
Costume Design
Charles Frend
Charles Frend
Editor
Muir Mathieson
Muir Mathieson
Music Director
David Lean
David Lean
Assistant Director
Gabriel Pascal
Gabriel Pascal
Producer
Harold French
Harold French
Assistant Director

Posters and backgrounds

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