Pride and Prejudice

About Pride and Prejudice

In early 19th century England, Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters vie for the affections of rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, who have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to eldest daughter Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with second-eldest Elizabeth.

Robert Z. Leonard's Pride and Prejudice is a 1940 romance film. It runs 118 minutes and was released in July 1940.

The story is adapted from a novel.

Greer Garson stars as Elizabeth Bennet, Laurence Olivier as Mr. Darcy, Mary Boland as Mrs. Bennet, and Edna May Oliver as Lady Catherine de Bourgh. The screenplay is by Aldous Huxley and Jane Murfin.

TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 159 votes and it carries a NR rating.