Little Women (1949 film)
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| Little Women | |
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 VHS cover of the film |
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| Directed by | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Produced by | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Written by | Louisa May Alcott (novel) Victor Heerman Sarah Y. Mason Andrew Solt |
| Starring | Elizabeth Taylor June Allyson Janet Leigh Margaret O'Brien Mary Astor Peter Lawford Rossano Brazzi |
| Music by | Adolph Deutsch |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | 10 March 1949 |
| Running time | 121 min. |
| Language | English |
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Little Women (1949) directed by Mervyn LeRoy is based on Louisa May Alcott's novel of the same name. The screenplay was written by Sally Benson, Victor Heerman, Sarah Y. Mason, and Andrew Solt.
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[edit] Changes from the novel
In this version of the timeless classic, Beth March (Margaret O'Brien) is portrayed as being younger than Amy March (Elizabeth Taylor), while in the book she is older. The chapters where Laurie and Amy fall in love in Europe have been omitted.
[edit] Awards
Winner:
Nominations:
- 1950 - Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Robert Planck, Charles Schoenbaum)
[edit] Cast
- Elizabeth Taylor - Amy March
- June Allyson - Josephine 'Jo' March
- Janet Leigh - Margaret 'Meg' March/Brooke
- Margaret O'Brien - Elizabeth 'Beth' March
- Mary Astor - Marmee March
- Peter Lawford - Theodore 'Laurie' Laurence
- Rossano Brazzi - Professor Bhaer
[edit] Selznick version
David O. Selznick was originally going to produce the film. Filming began in September 1946 but Selznick decided he could not tackle a major production so soon after the ordeal of filming Duel in the Sun (1946) so he sold the property and script to MGM. The cast for the David O. Selznick version included Jennifer Jones (Jo), Diana Lynn (Amy), Bambi Linn (Beth), Rhonda Fleming (Meg), and Anne Revere (Marmee).
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