Characters & Themes
Major Barbara (1941) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1941 · 121 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Gabriel Pascal
- Starring
- Robert Morley, Robert Newton, Kathleen Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Deborah Kerr, Felix Aylmer
Barbara, an idealistic young woman and daughter of wealthy arms manufacturer Andrew Undershaft, rebels by joining the Salvation Army to distance herself from her estranged father. Attracted to the professor‑turned‑preacher Adolphus Cusins, she eventually becomes disillusioned with her causes and begins to understand her father's perspective.
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