With her husband away to fight in World War II, a housewife must care for their two daughters alone.With her husband away to fight in World War II, a housewife must care for their two daughters alone.With her husband away to fight in World War II, a housewife must care for their two daughters alone.
- Directors
- John Cromwell
- Edward F. Cline(uncredited)
- Tay Garnett(uncredited)
- Writers
- Margaret Buell Wilder(based on an adaptation of her book)
- David O. Selznick(screen play: by the producer)
- Stars
- Directors
- John Cromwell
- Edward F. Cline(uncredited)
- Tay Garnett(uncredited)
- Writers
- Margaret Buell Wilder(based on an adaptation of her book)
- David O. Selznick(screen play: by the producer)
- Stars
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 8 nominations total
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- Directors
- John Cromwell
- Edward F. Cline(uncredited)
- Tay Garnett(uncredited)
- Writers
- Margaret Buell Wilder(based on an adaptation of her book) (book "Since You Went Away: Letters to a Soldier from His Wife")
- David O. Selznick(screen play: by the producer)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
- Taglines
- Great! . . . A Story So Warm . . . So Human . . . So Real . . . you'll wish it might never end! With seven great stars who were never greater!
- Genres
- Certificate
- Approved
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaJennifer Jones and Robert Walker play young lovers. In real life, they were at the end of a failed marriage and divorced shortly after. She later married David O. Selznick, the producer of this film.
- GoofsColonel Smollett (Monty Woolley) struggled to place a garden glove on his right hand. Later, during the same scene in the victory garden, he wears a glove only on his left hand. At the start of the scene he was wearing two gloves. He took them both off, and then put on the right glove upside down before putting on the left glove. Next, when his hands (and soon all of him), were entirely off camera, he had enough time to remove the right glove, which he then carried in his gloved left hand.
- Quotes
Anne Hilton: Jane, dear, come into the living room. I'd like to talk to you.
Jane Hilton: What's the matter, Mom?
Anne Hilton: Well, mayn't I talk to you if I want to?
Jane Hilton: Of course, but you sound so strange.
Anne Hilton: Do I? I'm sorry, I don't mean to.
Jane Hilton: What is it? Why couldn't Brig hear? Is that why you sent her - ? Not about... Pop.
Anne Hilton: No. Sit down, darling. Jane, dear, I'm terribly proud of the way you've grown up. I'm sorry Pop missed it.
Jane Hilton: Oh, is that all? That's sweet of you, Mother.
Anne Hilton: No, dear, it isn't...
Jane Hilton: It's so wonderful being at the hospital. I wish you could come and visit.
Anne Hilton: I will.
Jane Hilton: But some of it's so sad. If you could see those boys. And they're so cheerful, most of them.
Anne Hilton: I know. They have such courage. I like to think that you have that kind of courage, too, darling.
Jane Hilton: What are you trying to tell me?
Anne Hilton: That when a man goes off to war, we have to be...
Jane Hilton: Bill!
Anne Hilton: The telegram came just a few minutes ago. It was addressed to you, but I opened it.
Jane Hilton: Did it say he was missing, or what? I don't care if he's wounded, I don't care what's happened to him, if only...
Anne Hilton: No, dear, it said he... it said he died in action at Salerno.
Jane Hilton: Oh, it couldn't be! It couldn't be! It could be a mistake, couldn't it, Mother? I've heard that sometimes - sometimes they get the names mixed up.
Anne Hilton: Oh, no, honey, you mustn't fool yourself! That would be the worst thing of all. You've got to face it, as hard and cruel as it is.
Jane Hilton: Yes, I know. I've known it all along. Oh, Mother!
Anne Hilton: Cry, darling. Cry your heart out. I won't try to tell you that you'll get over it soon, because it will take time - maybe a long time.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: This is a story of the Unconquerable Fortress: the American Home . . . 1943
- Alternate versionsCut to 130 minutes for a 1949 reissue.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Going Hollywood: The War Years (1988)
- SoundtracksThere's No Place Like Home (Home, Sweet Home)
(1823) (uncredited)
Music partly composed, and arranged by H.R. Bishop from a Sicilian air
In the score during the opening scenes (picture of Hilton home)
Reprised in the score later
Every Christmastime I HAVE to watch 'Since You Went Away'. The laughter - that good, clean kind of fun laughter that gets trashed nowadays by the many who like to affect "sophisticated" jadedness - it provokes from my heart, and the tears it pulls from my eyes are worth every second of this Selznick masterpiece (in my opinion this movie trumps the overblown, talky, overpraised 'Gone With The Wind').
I laugh and cry, especially, watching and listening to the gifted, lovely Hattie McDaniel handling her role, a good measure of which was written in the period's typical "Negro dialect," with dignity and aplomb. If I had to be stranded on a desert island with one person I'd hope it could be McDaniel, a woman who embodied grace under pressure.
Claudette Colbert simply glows throughout. Jennifer Jones oozes smoldering sexuality, but manages to convince us that she's a teen verging on responsible adulthood. Shirley Temple tugs at your heartstrings. McDaniel radiates strength, stamina, and tenderness. Monty Woolley irritates and charms. Joseph Cotten brings a healthy dose of class and charm. Agnes Moorehead infuriates - she was one of the most talented actresses ever to grace the screen. Robert Walker exemplifies the innocence that war guts from the young, and the sacrifice made, like his character, by thousands of young people in defending, and assuring the legacy, of America's founding ideals.
Have your tissues - a whole box - handy. And let 'Since You Went Away' make your heart soar.
- Piafredux
- Jun 21, 2003
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- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Als du Abschied nahmst
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- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,257,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 57 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1