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The Philadelphia Story(Movie, 1940)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 53min | Genres: Comedy, Romance / Love
The Philadelphia StoryRating: 3.9/5 (with 360360 votes)
The Philadelphia Story is a 1940 American romantic comedy film starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, James Stewart, and Ruth Hussey. Directed by George Cukor, the film is based on the 1939 Broadway play of the same name by Philip Barry, about a socialite whose wedding plans are complicated by the simultaneous arrival of her ex-husband and a tabloid magazine journalist. The socialite, played by Hepburn in both productions, was inspired by Helen Hope Montgomery Scott (1904–1995), a Philadelphia heiress known for her hijinks, who married a friend of playwright Barry. Written for the screen by Donald Ogden Stewart and an uncredited Waldo Salt, it is considered one of the best examples of a comedy of remarriage, a genre popular in the 1930s and 1940s in which a couple divorce, flirt with outsiders, and then remarry—a useful story-telling device at a ti... ()
Movie poster of The Philadelphia Story

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"The Philadelphia Story" is currently available on 2 providers. The Philadelphia Story can be rented on Apple / iTunes Store (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Duration: 1h 52min
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Awards & Nominations for The Philadelphia Story

Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Actress Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Best Picture

About The Philadelphia Story

When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: Pennsylvania
Based on the work of: Philip Barry ("The Philadelphia Story")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), French (FR)
Translated into 24 languages: Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 02/07/1950 (World premiere: 12/05/1940)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"旧欢新宠"
"欢喜新宠"
"Die Nacht vor der Hochzeit"
"Historias de Filadelfia"
"The Philadelphia Story : skandaalihäät"
"Indiscrétions"
"필라델피아 스토리"
"En nydelig historie"

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:5766, Added: 02/14/2018, Last updated: 03/01/2024