Carrie
1952 · Movie · 118 min · ★ 6.5 · 66% critics
In the late 1890s, an ambitious young newcomer heads to Chicago’s South Side and stays with her critical married sister. Seeking help, she turns to a traveling salesman, then becomes involved with an older restaurant manager who is already married, setting off a chain of choices and consequences.
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Details
- Years
- 1952
- Release date
- 1952-07-17
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Critic score
- 66/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (49 votes)
About
You’ll like this if you enjoy classic period melodramas with strong performances and painful choices, like The Heiress or Wuthering Heights; Not for you if you want a light, carefree romance or clear-cut heroes.
Pros: standout lead performances; gritty urban drama; masterful adaptation | Cons: moral dilemmas feel heavy; some plot choices; mixed audience reception
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- restaurant
- mistress
- big city
- poverty
- older man younger woman relationship
- traveling salesman
- stealing money
- henpecked husband
- sweatshop
- kept woman
- ambitious girl
- +10 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design, Black-and-White · 1953 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Art Direction, Black and White · 1953 · nominated
Cast & crew
Laurence Olivier
as George Hurstwood
Jennifer Jones
as Carrie Meeber
Miriam Hopkins
as Julie Hurstwood
Eddie Albert
as Charles Drouet
Basil Ruysdael
as Mr. Fitzgerald
Ray Teal
as Allen - Bondsman
Barry Kelley
as Slawson
Sara Berner
as Mrs. Oransky
William Reynolds
as George Hurstwood, Jr.
Mary Murphy
as Jessica Hurstwood
Directed by William Wyler