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Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939NR1h 54m7.4 / 10

At The Top Of The Year's "Ten Best" - The picture that earns for 1939 a proud place in motion-picture history!

Throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and career shaped by his love for his wife and his unwavering dedication to his students.

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Synopsis

Throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and career shaped by his love for his wife and his unwavering dedication to his students.

More about Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Cast

Robert DonatCharles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
Greer GarsonKatherine 'Kathy'
Terry KilburnJohn Colley / Peter Colley I / Peter Colley II / Peter Colley III
John MillsPeter Colley as a Young Man
Paul HenreidMax Staefel
Judith FurseFlora
Lyn HardingDr. John Hamilton Wetherby
Milton RosmerChatteris

Credits

Directed by
Sam Wood
Written by
Claudine West, R.C. Sherriff, Eric Maschwitz, James Hilton

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Budget
$1.1M
Box office
$3.3M

Production

  • Metro-Goldwyn-MayerUnited States
  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British StudiosUnited Kingdom

Themes

1900s19th centuryblack and whiteboys' boarding schoolboys' schoolfamiliarheadmasterreminiscing