Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is a 1940 American film directed by Robert Z. Leonard, starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier. It is based on the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
==Plot==
In the early 19th century in the English village of Meryton, the arrival of wealthy bachelors, most notably Mr. Darcy (Laurence Olivier), stirs up the families with single daughters. Among those is the Bennet family, with five eligible daughters, including the spirited Elizabeth (Greer Garson) and her pretty older sister, Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan). As Mrs. Bennet (Mary Boland) aggressively tries to pair off her girls, Elizabeth crosses swords with the imperious Darcy.
==Cast==
*Greer Garson as Elizabeth Bennet
*Laurence Olivier as Fitzwilliam Darcy
*Mary Boland as Mrs. Bennet
*Edna May Oliver as Lady Catherine de Bourgh
*Maureen O'Sullivan as Jane Bennet
*Ann Rutherford as Lydia Bennet
*Frieda Inescort as Caroline Bingley
*Edmund Gwenn as Mr. Bennet
*Karen Morley as Charlotte Lucas Collins
*Heather Angel as Kitty Bennet
*Marsha Hunt as Mary Bennet
*Melville Cooper as Mr. Collins
*Edward Ashley Cooper as George Wickham
*Bruce Lester as Mr. Bingley
*E. E. Clive as Sir Willam Lucas
*Marjorie Wood as Lady Lucas
*Vernon Downing as Captain Carter
Category:1940s films
Category:1940 films
Category:Films
Category:American films
Category:English-language films
Category:American romantic drama films
Category:Romantic drama films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Black-and-white films
Category:MGM films
Category:Films directed by Robert Z. Leonard