In their seventh and final collaboration, master impresario David O. Selznick (GONE WITH THE WIND, THE WIZARD OF OZ) wrote and produced while John Cromwell (THE PRISONER OF ZENDA, ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS) directed this beloved World War II blockbuster about life on the home front. Claudette Colbert stars as Anne Hilton, an attractive housewife whose husband is fighting in Europe. SINCE YOU WENT AWAY examines the day-to-day lives of Anne and her fellow war brides as they find employment in ammunition factories, take in boarders to make ends meet, and try not to think about what might be happening to their husbands in combat. Hattie McDaniel contributes a strong performance as the family maid, Agnes Moorehead provides a stinging edge with her turn as a woman twisted by the privations of war, and Shirley Temple and Jennifer Jones shine as Anne's two daughters, Bridget and Jane, maturing and embarking on their first romantic escapades. Brilliantly scored, SINCE YOU WENT AWAY is a touching, sentimental, realistic portrait of American family life during World War II.

Emotional study of the daily life of an idealized American family struggling with the practical inconveniences of wartime.

Actors Guy Madison and John Derek made their screen debuts in this film.

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Claudette Colbert: Oscar winning actress, IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
Jennifer Jones: Oscar winning actress, THE SONG OF BERNADETTE
Joseph Cotten: American actor,
Shirley Temple: American child star, THE LITTLE PRINCESS
Lionel Barrymore: Actor/Director/Screenwriter
Hattie McDaniel: Oscar winning actress, singer, GONE WITH THE WIND
Robert Walker: American Actor, STRANGERS ON A TRAIN, ONE TOUCH OF VENUS
Agnes Moorehead: American actress, JOHNNY BELINDA, HUSH, HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE
Guy Madison: American Actor

John Cromwell: Director/Actor/Producer

David O. Selznick: Legendary Hollywood Producer, GONE WITH THE WIND, KING KONG

Max Steiner: Score composer
Louis Forbes: Composer

Hal C. Kern: Editor
James E. Newcomb: American Producer/Editor
Don DiFaure: Editor
Arthur Fellows: Editor
Wayland M. Hendrys: Editor

"...Some of [Colbert's] finest dramatic moments..." -- Rating: B
"...The definitive film on its subject..."