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Becky Sharp

  • 19351935
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Becky Sharp (1935)
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  • Drama
  • Romance
  • War

Against the backdrop of Napoleon's Waterloo campaign, an ambitious woman from a family of entertainers begins a destructive climb up the social ladder.Against the backdrop of Napoleon's Waterloo campaign, an ambitious woman from a family of entertainers begins a destructive climb up the social ladder.Against the backdrop of Napoleon's Waterloo campaign, an ambitious woman from a family of entertainers begins a destructive climb up the social ladder.

IMDb RATING
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1.1K
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  • Director
    • Rouben Mamoulian
  • Writers
    • William Makepeace Thackeray(novel "Vanity Fair")
    • Francis Edward Faragoh(screen play)
    • Langdon Mitchell(play)
  • Stars
    • Miriam Hopkins
    • Frances Dee
    • Cedric Hardwicke
Top credits
  • Director
    • Rouben Mamoulian
  • Writers
    • William Makepeace Thackeray(novel "Vanity Fair")
    • Francis Edward Faragoh(screen play)
    • Langdon Mitchell(play)
  • Stars
    • Miriam Hopkins
    • Frances Dee
    • Cedric Hardwicke
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    • 38User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

    Videos1

    Becky Sharp
    Trailer 2:57
    Becky Sharp

    Photos93

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    Becky Sharp (1935)
    Frances Dee, Miriam Hopkins, and Alan Mowbray in Becky Sharp (1935)
    Cedric Hardwicke, Miriam Hopkins, and Alan Mowbray in Becky Sharp (1935)
    Frances Dee, Miriam Hopkins, and Alan Mowbray in Becky Sharp (1935)
    Elspeth Dudgeon and Miriam Hopkins in Becky Sharp (1935)
    Miriam Hopkins in Becky Sharp (1935)
    Frances Dee and Elspeth Dudgeon in Becky Sharp (1935)
    Miriam Hopkins and Alan Mowbray in Becky Sharp (1935)
    Miriam Hopkins and Alan Mowbray in Becky Sharp (1935)
    Nigel Bruce in Becky Sharp (1935)
    Miriam Hopkins and Alan Mowbray in Becky Sharp (1935)

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    Miriam Hopkins
    Miriam Hopkins
    • Becky Sharpas Becky Sharp
    Frances Dee
    Frances Dee
    • Amelia Sedleyas Amelia Sedley
    Cedric Hardwicke
    Cedric Hardwicke
    • Marquis of Steyneas Marquis of Steyne
    Billie Burke
    Billie Burke
    • Lady Bareacresas Lady Bareacres
    Alison Skipworth
    Alison Skipworth
    • Miss Crawleyas Miss Crawley
    Nigel Bruce
    Nigel Bruce
    • Joseph Sedleyas Joseph Sedley
    Alan Mowbray
    Alan Mowbray
    • Rawdon Crawleyas Rawdon Crawley
    G.P. Huntley
    • George Osborneas George Osborne
    • (as G.P. Huntley Jr.)
    William Stack
    • Pitt Crawleyas Pitt Crawley
    George Hassell
    • Sir Pitt Crawleyas Sir Pitt Crawley
    William Faversham
    William Faversham
    • Duke of Wellingtonas Duke of Wellington
    Charles Richman
    Charles Richman
    • Gen. Tuftoas Gen. Tufto
    Doris Lloyd
    Doris Lloyd
    • Duchess of Richmondas Duchess of Richmond
    Colin Tapley
    Colin Tapley
    • William Dobbinas William Dobbin
    Leonard Mudie
    Leonard Mudie
    • Tarquinas Tarquin
    May Beatty
    May Beatty
    • Briggsas Briggs
    Charles Coleman
    Charles Coleman
    • Bowlesas Bowles
    Bunny Beatty
    Bunny Beatty
    • Lady Blancheas Lady Blanche
    • Director
      • Rouben Mamoulian
    • Writers
      • William Makepeace Thackeray(novel "Vanity Fair")
      • Francis Edward Faragoh(screen play)
      • Langdon Mitchell(play)
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    Storyline

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    Set against the background of the Battle of Waterloo, Becky Sharp is the story of Vanity Fair by Thackeray. Becky and Amelia are girls at school together, but Becky is from a "show biz" family, or in other words, very low class. Becky manages to insinuate herself in Amelia's family and gets to know all their friends. From this possibly auspicious- beginning, she manages to ruin her own life, becoming sick, broke, and lonely, and also ruins the lives of many other "loved ones". In the movie we get to see the class distinctions in England at the time, and get a sense of what it was like for the English military at the time of the Napoleonic wars. —Lisa Grable
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    • Taglines
      • YOU WILL SEE HER TRANSFORMED BY THE WONDEROUS NEW TECHNICOLOR (Print Ad- Lodi News-Sentinel, ((Lodi, Calif.)) 20 July 1935)
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Romance
      • War
    • Certificate
      • Unrated
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The first feature-length three-strip Technicolor film.
    • Goofs
      In the final scenes, Becky is living in a drab furnished room that is clearly shown to be on the second floor. However, once in the room, a look through a window shows people walking on the street - at the same level as the room itself.
    • Quotes

      Becky Sharp: To think of her going blind at her age and now she can't even recognize acquaintances. These are glass eyes you are wearing, aren't they? Perfect. Perfect. I do hope that they will continue to attract men.

    • Alternate versions
      An early public domain video release of "Becky Sharp" is in black-and-white and runs 59 minutes. Reissue prints from a 1943 re-release run 67 minutes, and were produced in an inferior Cinecolor process. This reissue version remained the only version available for viewing until the original 83-minute Technicolor release was restored in 1984.
    • Connections
      Edited into The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Young Molly Who Lives at the Foot of the Hill
      (1760) (uncredited)
      Traditional
      Sung by Miriam Hopkins at the cabaret

    User reviews38

    Review
    Top review
    Bitterly hysterical
    Miriam Hopkins delivers a great performance as a nonchalant woman who cheats her way through society before finding out that what goes around comes around, and of course she must find a way to redeem herself. The color in this film looks a lot better than most people of the day describes it as. And I think the guy who said the color looked like "boiled salmon dipped in mayonese" has had a little too much mayonese. Altogether, I highly recommend this film for anyone who can't seem to find a good movie to watch, because this is the one!
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    • Jan 1, 2004

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    • Release date
      • June 28, 1935 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Lady of Fortune
    • Filming locations
      • RKO Studios - 780 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Pioneer Pictures Corporation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $950,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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