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Major Barbara (Original title)
Date: 04 August 1941 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Gabriel Pascal

Synopsis: The moral conflict in the mind of a Salvation Army girl when tempted by her millionaire father with his own approach to saving souls. From the play by G. Bernard Shaw.

Genre:
Comedy

Subject:
Salvation Army
Releases
Date: 1941Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 121 mins Length: 10886 FeetDialogue (original): English

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (7)
In: Sight and Sound v20 n5 May 2010  Page: 97
Title: Reviews: George Bernard Shaw on FilmAuthor: STABLES, Kate Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: DVD box set comprising: MAJOR BARBARA / CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA / ANDROCLES AND THE LION.

In: Sight and Sound v18 n1 January 2008  Page: 94
Title: Reviews: Major BarbaraAuthor: MACNAB, Geoffrey Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English

In: Today's Cinema v71 n5711 8 Oct 1948
Title: [Today's Cinema - v71 n5711 8 Oct 1948: no known title]Language: English

In: Documentary News Letter v2 n5 May 1941  Page: 94
Title: [Documentary News Letter - v2 n5 May 1941: no known title]Language: English

In: Today's Cinema v56 n4551 2 Apr 1941
Title: [Today's Cinema - v56 n4551 2 Apr 1941: no known title]Language: English

In: Monthly Film Bulletin v8 n88 April 1941  Page: 44
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v8 n88 April 1941: no known title]Language: English

In: Motion Picture Herald v143 n6 10 May 1941  Page: 35
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v143 n6 10 May 1941: no known title]Language: English


Books held in BFI Reuben Library (4)
Title: The collected screenplays of Bernard Shaw
Author: SHAW, George Bernard  Pages: 487p.
Description: ARMS AND THE MAN pp. 353-400 CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA pp. 401-458 The DEVIL'S DISCIPLE pp. 273-278 MAJOR BARBARA pp. 279-352 PYGMALION pp. 223-272

Title: Two classic Shaw comedies: programme notes for the Toronto Film Society
Description: George Bernard SHAW F

Title: Serpent's eye: Shaw and the cinema
Author: COSTELLO, Donald P  Pages: 209p.
Description: CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA pp. 113-146 MAJOR BARBARA pp. 83-112 PYGMALION pp. 50-82 ARMS AND THE MAN pp. 189-196

Title: Major Barbara: a screen version
Author: SHAW, George Bernard  Pages: 160p
Description: Handle with extreme care. In fragile condition.