Cinematic background from Pride and Prejudice 1940 - Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to live nearby, the Bennets have high hopes. But pride, prejudice and misunderstandings all combine to complicate their relationships and to make happiness difficult.

Pride and Prejudice

1940

Drama, Romance

Directors:
Robert Z. Leonard
Writers:
John Van Druten, Helen Jerome, Sarah Y. Mason, Aldous Huxley, Jane Austen, Victor Heerman, Tess Slesinger, Jane Murfin
Official poster of Pride and Prejudice 1940 directed by Robert Z. Leonard