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The Barretts of Wimpole Street
“When poets love, Heaven and Earth fall back to watch!”
6.2 / 10• 1934• 1h 49m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Norma Shearer
Elizabeth Barrett
Lead
Fredric March
Robert Browning
Charles Laughton
Edward Moulton-Barrett
Maureen O'Sullivan
Henrietta Barrett
Katharine Alexander
Arabel Barrett
Ralph Forbes
Captain Surtees Cook
Ian Wolfe
Harry Bevan
Marion Clayton Anderson
Bella Hedley
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sidney Franklin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Barretts of Wimpole Street is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
