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Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolphus Cusins, Barbara eventually grows disillusioned with her causes and begins to see things from her father's perspective.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes93%
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
26 audience votes
Key crew
- Gabriel PascalDirector
- George Bernard ShawScreenplay
- William WaltonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Wendy HillerMajor Barbara Undershaft
- Rex HarrisonAdolphus Cusins
- Robert MorleyAndrew Undershaft
- Robert NewtonBill Walker
- Sybil ThorndikeThe General
- Emlyn WilliamsSnobby Prince
- Marie LohrLady Britomart
- Penelope Dudley-WardSarah Undershaft
- Walter HuddStephen Undershaft
- David TreeCharles Lomax
- Deborah KerrJenny Hill
- Donald CalthropPeter Shirley
Stills
Themes
based on play or musicalestranged fathersalvation army