Major Barbara
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.
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Cast
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Wendy Hiller
Major Barbara Undershaft
Known for
The Elephant Man
A Man for All Seasons
Rex Harrison
Adolphus Cusins
Known for
My Fair Lady
Cleopatra
Ronald Neame
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Gabriel Pascal
Robert Morley
Andrew Undershaft
Known for
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Harold French
Marjorie Deans
Robert Newton
Bill Walker
Known for
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Oliver Twist
David Lean
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Anatole de Grunwald
Sybil Thorndike
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Known for
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Emlyn Williams
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Known for
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Gabriel Pascal Director · George Bernard Shaw Screenplay William Walton Composer
United States release May 14, 1941 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Gabriel Pascal Productions
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Bahamas · March 20, 1941
Nassau premiere
United States · May 14, 1941
Theatrical
Austria
January 26, 1951
Denmark
August 30, 1954
Finland
May 18, 1950
France
April 13, 1949
Germany
May 20, 1949
Hong Kong SAR China
January 27, 1949
Italy
September 6, 1946
Mexico
January 23, 1942
Portugal
February 22, 1943
Spain
November 4, 1982 · TV premiere
Sweden
September 22, 1941 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 2, 1941
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