Major Barbara

Major Barbara

Major Barbara

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1941•121 min•Comedy

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Wendy Hiller

Major Barbara Undershaft

Rex Harrison

Adolphus Cusins

Robert Morley

Andrew Undershaft

Robert Newton

Bill Walker

Sybil Thorndike

The General

Emlyn Williams

Snobby Prince

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Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolphus Cusins, Barbara eventually grows disillusioned with her causes and begins to see things from her father's perspective.

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