🎬 Drama, Romance

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

"When poets love, Heaven and Earth fall back to watch!"

⭐ 6.2/10 1934 1h 49m Dir. Sidney Franklin

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Remarkable poet Elizabeth Barrett is slowly recovering from a crippling illness with the help of her siblings, especially her youngest sister, Henrietta, but feels stifled by the domestic tyranny of her wealthy widowed father. When she meets fellow poet Robert Browning in a romantic first encounter, her heart belongs to him. However, her controlling father has no intention of allowing her out of his sight.

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6.2/10 22 votes

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Year
1934
Runtime
1h 49m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.2/10
Votes
22
Genre
Drama, Romance
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$0.8M

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Romance 🎬 Sidney Franklin 👤 Norma Shearer 👤 Fredric March 👤 Charles Laughton
london, england abusive father poet biography based on play or musical family relationships church free will overbearing father pre-code self confidence father daughter conflict

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The Barretts of Wimpole Street has a runtime of 1h 49m (1 hour and 49 minutes).
The Barretts of Wimpole Street was directed by Sidney Franklin and released in 1934.
The Barretts of Wimpole Street is a Drama, Romance film (1934).
The cast of The Barretts of Wimpole Street includes Norma Shearer, Fredric March, Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan, Katharine Alexander.
The Barretts of Wimpole Street has a TMDB rating of 6.2/10 based on 22 votes.

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