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Carrie

Carrie

1952Movie⏱️ 1h 58mApproved
DramaRomance
7.3
IMDB Rating
3,051 votes

A young girl from a provincial town learns the bitter reality of a big city and great love.

Director
William Wyler
Writers
Theodore Dreiser, Ruth Goetz, Augustus Goetz
Stars
Laurence Olivier, Jennifer Jones, Miriam Hopkins
Release Date
August 14, 1952
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 5
Nominations
💬 52
Reviews
📋 3.9K
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🎭 Top Cast

Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
as George Hurstwood
Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones
as Carrie Meeber
Miriam Hopkins
Miriam Hopkins
as Julia Hurstwood
Eddie Albert
Eddie Albert
as Charles Drouet
Basil Ruysdael
Basil Ruysdael
as Mr. Fitzgerald
Ray Teal
Ray Teal
as Allen
Barry Kelley
Barry Kelley
as Slawson
Sara Berner
Sara Berner
as Mrs. Oransky
William Reynolds
William Reynolds
as George Hurstwood, Jr.
Mary Murphy
Mary Murphy
as Jessica Hurstwood

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Paramount Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

character name as titlecobbler the shoemakerperiod dramatrain stationname as title

🎯 Categories

Period DramaDramaRomance

⭐ Featured Review

A Splendid Recreation of Another Era: Oliver At His Best, Jones Tamped Down To "Real"
by museumofdave2013-03-24
9/10

"This is a curious little sleeper from 1952, a grim, objective look at the upward mobility of a country girl who first adapts to the needs of the men around her, and then moves on to a successful stage career on her own, leaving one of the men in abject poverty. Today Carrie succeeds not only because of it's splendid recreation of a time, but as one of the few American vehicles where the legendary Laurence Olivier, (who often walked through a character role for the paycheck) performs to his best advantage, evolving from an assured man of the world to a pathetic morsel at the bottom of the..."

💡 Did You Know?

Sir Laurence Olivier accepted the part of George Hurstwood in order to be in Hollywood at the same time that his emotionally troubled wife Vivien Leigh was making A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), so that he could look after her.

📖 Synopsis

A young girl from a provincial town learns the bitter reality of a big city and great love.