Bitter Sweet
5.7
“A musical triumph!”
A woman runs away with her music teacher in order to escape an arranged marriage, but they struggle to make ends meet.
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Cast
53 people
Jeanette MacDonald
Sarah Millick
Known for
Love Me Tonight
San Francisco
Nelson Eddy
Carl Linden
Known for
Make Mine Music
Phantom of the Opera
George Sanders
Baron Von Tranisch
Known for
The Jungle Book
Rebecca
Ian Hunter
Lord Shayne
Known for
The Adventures of Robin Hood
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Felix Bressart
Max
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
The Shop Around the Corner
Edward Ashley
Harry Daventry
Known for
The Court Jester
Pride and Prejudice
Lynne Carver
Dolly
Known for
A Christmas Carol
Diana Lewis
Jane
Known for
Go West
It's a Gift
Curt Bois
Ernst
Known for
Wings of Desire
Casablanca
Fay Holden
Mrs. Millick
Known for
Samson and Delilah
Canyon Passage
Sig Ruman
Herr Schlick
Known for
To Be or Not to Be
Ninotchka
Janet Beecher
Lady Daventry
Known for
The Lady Eve
The Mark of Zorro
W.S. Van Dyke Director · Lesser Samuels Screenplay Noël Coward Author
Worldwide gross $2.2M · Budget $1.1M · United States release November 8, 1940
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Budget
$1,100,000
Worldwide gross
$2,200,000
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 8, 1940
Theatrical
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