The Barretts of Wimpole Street [1957] [DVD]Jennifer Jones (actor) John Gielgud (actor) Virginia McKenna (actor) Bill Travers (actor)
Format: all-region dvd (worldwide) Runtime: 1h41m Quality: Excellent (TCM logo)
Drama set in 19th-century England, chronicling the troubled love affair between poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning. John Gielgud, Jennifer Jones, Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna star in the supporting cast.
This recounts the story of the love affair between the invalid poetess Elizabeth Barrett (Jennifer Jones) and Robert Browning (Bill Travers), with whom she elopes to escape the rigid and frightening control of her father (John Gielgud).
Sidney Franklin, who directed the Oscar-nominated 1934 Hollywood version with Norma Shearer, also directed this British remake. ~ imdb |