Pride and prejudice (1940)
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Kellogg-Hubbard Library - Nonfiction - 1st FloorDVD DRAMA PRIChecked OutFebruary 28, 2025

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Subjects

LC Subjects
Bennet, Elizabeth (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Courtship -- England -- Drama.
Darcy, Fitzwilliam (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Dependents -- England -- Drama.
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships -- England -- Drama.
Melodrama.
Romance fiction.
Short films.
Sisters -- England -- Drama.
Social classes -- England -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Young women -- England -- Drama.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Bennet, Elizabeth -- (Fictitious character)
Courtship.
Darcy, Fitzwilliam -- (Fictitious character)
Dependents.
Drama.
England.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Man-woman relationships.
Manners and customs.
Melodrama.
Short films.
Sisters.
Social classes.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Young women.
Other Subjects
Adaptation -- Feature.
Adaptation -- Feature.
Bennet, Elizabeth (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Drama.
Feature films.
French language materials.
Hermanas -- Inglaterra -- Teatro.
Love stories.
Melodrama -- Feature.
Melodrama.
Melodrama.
Portuguese language materials.
Relaciones humanas -- Inglaterra -- Teatro.
Romance -- Feature.
Spanish language materials.

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Format
Video
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 118 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
012569793682

Notes

General Note
Based on the novel by Jane Austen.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1940.
General Note
Special features: Oscar®-nominated short "Crime doesn't pay"; short "Eyes of the Navy"; cartoon "The fishing bear"; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Karl Freund ; editor, Robert J. Kern ; music, Herbert Stothart.
Participants/Performers
Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier, Mary Boland, Edna May Oliver, Maureen O'Sullivan, Ann Rutherford, Frieda Inescort, Edmund Gwenn, Karen Morley, Heather Angel, Melville Cooper.
Description
The story of the five Bennet sisters living in early 19th century England. Their mother is scheming to make prestigious marriages for them. Focuses on Elizabeth Bennet, who mistakenly finds the rich Mr. Darcy an oaf, even as he sets all the other fair maidens' hearts aflutter.
Target Audience
Not rated by MPAA.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital surround stereo, dual layer.
Language
In English with optional English, French, Portuguese or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Leonard, R. Z., Stromberg, H., Huxley, A., Murfin, J., Garson, G., Olivier, L., Boland, M., Oliver, E. M., O'Sullivan, M., Rutherford, A., Freund, K., Stothart, H., & Austen, J. (2006). Pride and prejudice (1940) (Standard version.). Distributed by Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Robert Z. Leonard et al.. 2006. Pride and Prejudice (1940). Burbank, CA: Distributed by Warner Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Robert Z. Leonard et al.. Pride and Prejudice (1940) Burbank, CA: Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2006.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Leonard, R. Z., Stromberg, H., Huxley, A., Murfin, J., Garson, G., Olivier, L. and Boland, M. et al (2006). Pride and prejudice (1940). Standard version. Burbank, CA: Distributed by Warner Home Video.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Leonard, Robert Z., et al. Pride and Prejudice (1940) Standard version., Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2006.

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