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72% Critic Match
I Remember Mama
“You'll just love...MAMA!”
7.2 / 10• 1948• 2h 14m•NR• English
FamilyDrama
Storyline
Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who reads great literature to the family every evening. Through financial crises, illnesses and the small triumphs of everyday life, Marta maintains her optimism and sense of humor, traits she passes on to her aspiring-author daughter, Katrin.
Cast & Crew
Irene Dunne
Mama
Lead
Barbara Bel Geddes
Katrin
Oskar Homolka
Uncle Chris
Philip Dorn
Papa
Cedric Hardwicke
Mr. Hyde
Edgar Bergen
Mr. Thorkelson
Rudy Vallee
Dr. Johnson
Barbara O'Neil
Jessie Brown
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George Stevens's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. I Remember Mama is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
