The Philadelphia Story
Broadway's howling year-run comedy hit of the snooty society beauty who slipped and fell - IN LOVE!
Broadway's howling year-run comedy hit of the snooty society beauty w...
Comedy, Romance
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1940
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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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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
113 min
Release date:
5 Dec 1940
Country:
US
Languages:
English, French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. 5 wins & 5 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The film is a Hepburn triumph, and moviegoers who resent the theatre's habit of requisitioning their stars may feel that Miss Hepburn's time on the stage has not been spent in vain and that she simply prepared herself for this achievement.
– John C. Mosher,
New Yorker,
16 Dec 2013
fresh:
Every time Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart connect in a scene, we hear the happy ding! of quality champagne crystal.
– Mark Bourne,
Film.com,
4 Mar 2008
fresh:
The smarties are going to relish Philadelphia Story a lot more than the two-bit trade...
– Herb Golden,
Variety,
2 Jul 2007
fresh:
George Cukor gives it the royal treatment with a splendid supporting cast...
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
2 Jul 2007
fresh:
Cukor and Donald Ogden Stewart's evergreen version of Philip Barry's romantic farce, centreing on a socialite wedding threatened by scandal, is a delight from start to finish, with everyone involved working on peak form.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006