“At The Top Of The Year's "Ten Best" - The picture that earns for 1939 a proud place in motion-picture history!”
Over several decades throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and career shaped by his love for his wife and his unwavering dedication to his students.
Robert Donat
Charles Edward Chipping aka 'Mr. Chips'
Greer Garson
Katherine 'Kathy'
Terry Kilburn
John Colley / Peter Colley I / Peter Colley II / Peter Colley III
John Mills
Peter Colley as a Young Man
Paul Henreid
Max Staefel
Judith Furse
Flora
Lyn Harding
Dr. John Hamilton Wetherby
Milton Rosmer
Chatteris
Frederick Leister
Marsham
Louise Hampton
Mrs. Wickett
Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a drama, romance film released in 1939 exploring themes of world war i, teacher, school, black and white, schoolteacher, boys' boarding school. Directed by Sam Wood, it stars Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Terry Kilburn. Over several decades throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and career shaped by his love for his wife and his unwavering dedication to his students.
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