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The Barretts of Wimpole Street

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 21, 1934

Runtime

1h 49m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

60%

Original Title

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Director

Sidney Franklin

Budget

$820,000

Revenue

$1,258,000

Description

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.