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Goodbye, Mr. Chips | |
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Directed by | Sam Wood |
Screenplay by | |
Based on | Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1934 novel by James Hilton |
Produced by | Victor Saville |
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Cinematography | Freddie Young |
Edited by | Charles Frend |
Music by | Richard Addinsell |
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Distributed by | Loew's Inc.[1] |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
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Language | English |
Budget | $1,051,000[2] |
Box office | $3,252,000[2] |
Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a 1939 romantic drama film starring Robert Donat, Greer Garson and directed by Sam Wood. Based on the 1934 novella of the same name by James Hilton, the film is about Mr. Chipping, a beloved aged school teacher and former headmaster of a boarding school, who recalls his career and his personal life over the decades.[3][4] Produced for the British division of MGM at Denham Studios, the film was dedicated to Irving Thalberg, who died on 14 September 1936. At the 12th Academy Awards, it was nominated for seven awards, including Best Picture, and for his performance as Mr. Chipping, Donat won the award for Best Actor.
At the time of its release, the picture appeared on Film Daily's and the National Board of Review's ten best lists for 1939 and received the "best picture" distinction in The Hollywood Reporter Preview Poll of May 1939.[5]
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