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Since You Went Away

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Since You Went Away
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2hrs 52min
Genre:
Drama
Release:
1944
Director:
John Cromwell
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten  ...more
Synopsis: David O. Selznick's first production since 1940's Rebecca, Since You Went Away, based on Margaret Buell Wilder's bestselling novel, is a long but rewarding paean to the World War 2 "home front". Claudette Colbert plays the wife of a businessman who, though well past draft age, volunteered to serve his country as an officer (though the husband is never seen, he is "played"-via a photograph-by Neil Hamilton). Fighting back her own fears and anxieties, Colbert does her best to maintain a normal, stable ... Full Synopsis
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Craig Butler, AMG Review
Although much of Since You Went Away could be considered soap opera, with moments definitely designed to manipulatively tug at the heartstrings, it's such an engrossing and affecting film that most viewers will forgive it for being calculating. What's surprising is how much power the film still packs, even its most famous (and much parodied) scene in which Jennifer Jones runs after the train carrying ... Full Review
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Claudette Colbert
Anne Hilton
Jennifer Jones
Jane Hilton
Joseph Cotten
Lt. Tony Willett
Shirley Temple
Bridget "Brig" Hilton
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