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Since You Went Away

starring: Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Shirley Temple, Monty Woolley
directed by: John Cromwell

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 9780792862185
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 079286218X
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: October 19, 2004
Running Time: 177 minutes
Sales Rank: 3443
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: July 20, 1944



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Description:
Nominated* for nine Academy AwardsÂ(r), this heart-warming, soul-stirring (Variety) portrait of life on the homefront during World War II is a magnificent picture rich in humor and poignant with heartbreak (The Hollywood Reporter). Claudette Colbert heads an all-star cast,including Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten and Shirley Temple, in this beautifully produced picture that gets into your heart (Los Angeles Examiner). With her husband Tim off at war, Anne Hilton (Colbert) struggles to be a pillar of strength for her daughters Jane (Jones) and Bridget (Temple). During America's darkest hours, she bravely steers her girls through heartbreak and hardships as she eagerly awaits news from overseas and wonders if life will ever be the same. *1944: Best Picture, Actress (Colbert), Supporting Actor (Monty Woolley), Supporting Actress (Jones), Cinematography (B&W), Art Direction (B&W), Editing, Music Score (won), Special Effects

Amazon.com:
A three-hour weepy extraordinaire, this 1944 offering from producer David O. Selznick (who also wrote the screenplay) was a tribute to all the families who stayed behind while their men went off to fight in World War II. Claudette Colbert is the mother of daughters Jennifer Jones and Shirley Temple; first seen coming home after dropping her war-bound husband at the train, she becomes the model of courage and strength on the homefront. The plot has a Saturday Evening Post feel today, as it follows the family's day-to-day life and struggles, whether with a crotchety boarder (a delightfully starchy Monty Woolley) or oldest daughter Jones's doomed romance with departing serviceman Robert Walker. They don't make them like this anymore and it's too bad. Nominated for a fistful of Oscars, it took only one, for its shadow-drenched black-and-white cinematography. --Marshall Fine



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - It's Not the Best, But It Still Works for Me
David O. Selznick and director John Cromwell give epic treatment to this story of the war back on ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Too Dated for Today
Okay, I love old B&W movies but this can't hold a candle to "Mrs. Miniver" (now there was a woman ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Another great classic
I have loved this movie since I was a kid watching the Million Dollar Movie.
If you like old ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Wonderful Memory film
I have watched this movie many many times. I can so relate to this wonderful movie. I am so happy I ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Since You Went Away
A heart warming view of the "... love ones back home." The right mix of drama, comedy, and the usually ... Read More

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