Since You Went Away (1944)

  • NR
  • 06/30/1944 (US)
  • Drama
  • 2h 57m

A love story of today's love and laughter

Overview

In 1943, several people enter, re-enter, and exit the difficult life of a Midwestern family whose patriarch has been called up to war, leaving behind his wife and two teen daughters.

John Cromwell

Director

David O. Selznick

Screenplay

Cast

Claudette Colbert's headshot

Claudette Colbert

Anne Hilton
Jennifer Jones's headshot

Jennifer Jones

Jane Hilton
Joseph Cotten's headshot

Joseph Cotten

Tony Willett
Shirley Temple's headshot

Shirley Temple

Bridget Hilton
Monty Woolley's headshot

Monty Woolley

William Smollett
Lionel Barrymore's headshot

Lionel Barrymore

Clergyman
Robert Walker's headshot

Robert Walker

Bill Smollett
Hattie McDaniel's headshot

Hattie McDaniel

Fidelia

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