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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

At The Top Of The Year's "Ten Best" - The picture that earns for 1939 a proud place in motion-picture history!

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DramaRomance

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A shy British teacher looks back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who touched his life.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

7.384/10

Release Date

28 July 1939

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Robert Donat

Robert Donat

Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'

Greer Garson

Greer Garson

Katherine 'Kathy'

Terry Kilburn

Terry Kilburn

John Colley / Peter Colley I / Peter Colley II / Peter Colley III

John Mills

John Mills

Peter Colley as a Young Man

Paul Henreid

Paul Henreid

Max Staefel

Judith Furse

Judith Furse

Flora

Lyn Harding

Lyn Harding

Dr. John Hamilton Wetherby

Milton Rosmer

Milton Rosmer

Chatteris

Frederick Leister

Frederick Leister

Marsham

Louise Hampton

Louise Hampton

Mrs. Wickett

Austin Trevor

Austin Trevor

Ralston

David Tree

David Tree

Jackson

Edmund Breon

Edmund Breon

Colonel Morgan

Jill Furse

Jill Furse

Helen Colley

Scott Sunderland

Scott Sunderland

Sir John Colley

Leonard Boucher

Leonard Boucher

(uncredited)

Henry Caine

Henry Caine

Bit Role (uncredited)

David Croft

David Croft

Greengrocer's Boy Perkins (uncredited)

Leo de Pokorny

Leo de Pokorny

Bit Role (uncredited)

Clive Dunn

Clive Dunn

Youth (uncredited)

Cyril Frankel

Cyril Frankel

Schoolboy Extra (uncredited)

Peter Gawthorne

Peter Gawthorne

Army General (uncredited)

Dane Gordon

Dane Gordon

Cast Member (uncredited)

Martita Hunt

Martita Hunt

British Tourist on Bicycle (uncredited)

Simon Lack

Simon Lack

Wainwright (uncredited)

John Longden

John Longden

Raven (uncredited)

Patrick Ludlow

Patrick Ludlow

(uncredited)

Guy Middleton

Guy Middleton

McCulloch (uncredited)

Phyllis Morris

Phyllis Morris

(uncredited)

Cyril Raymond

Cyril Raymond

Teacher (uncredited)

J.H. Roberts

J.H. Roberts

Doctor (uncredited)

Michael Shepley

Michael Shepley

Teacher (uncredited)

Nigel Stock

Nigel Stock

John Forrester (uncredited)

Ronald Ward

Ronald Ward

(uncredited)

Caven Watson

Caven Watson

(uncredited)

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