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Little Women

Based On the book by Louisa May Alcott

Little Women is a 1949 American coming-of-age romantic drama film produced and directed by Mervyn LeRoy from a screenplay by Andrew Solt, Sarah Y. Mason, and Victor Heerman, based on the 1868–1869 two-volume novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott. Filmed in Technicolor, the film stars June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien, Elizabeth Taylor, Janet Leigh, Rossano Brazzi, and Mary Astor. The original music score was composed by Adolph Deutsch and Max Steiner. Little Women includes the American film debut of Italian actor Rossano Brazzi, and the final film appearance of C. Aubrey Smith, who died in 1948.

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Release date:
March 10, 1949
Director:
Mervyn LeRoy
Cast:
Elizabeth Taylor, June Allyson, Janet Leigh, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor
Country:
United States
Language:
English

Book vs Film

Cover of Little Women
The Book · 1868

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott

★ 4.1 / 5
Poster for Little Women
The Film · 1949

Little Women

Mervyn LeRoy

★ 7.2 / 10 8,995 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 81 years after publication.

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