Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Name: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1939-10-19
Duration: 2 h 10 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee

Romance, drama, laughter and heartbreak... created out of the very heart and soil of America!

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)

Timing: 2:10 (130 min)

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Budget

$1 900 000

Box office

$144 738

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Director

Frank Capra

Actors

James Stewart, Jean Arthur, Claude Rains, Edward Arnold, Guy Kibbee, Thomas Mitchell, Eugene Pallette, Beulah Bondi, H.B. Warner, Harry Carey
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Producer

Camera operator

Joseph Walker

Composer

Dimitri Tiomkin

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Editing

Gene Havlick, Al Clark
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Short description

After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.

What's left behind the scenes

James Stewart (1908-1997) understood that roles like this come to an actor once in a lifetime and that it could very well elevate him to the peak of the cinematic Olympus. His co-star Jean Arthur (1900-1991) later recalled that Stewart took the role very seriously. Moreover, he would wake up at 5 a.m. and drive to the set, driving himself and going very slowly to avoid getting into an accident.
The film caused a wave of indignation in Washington, but the same film was banned in fascist states of Europe, where it was considered to be promoting democracy. According to director Frank Capra (1897-1991), the film was dubbed in some European countries in such a way that the content would conform to the official ideological line.
In Nazi-occupied France in 1942, a ban was imposed on the screening of American films, and the last film shown before the ban came into force was "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." Eyewitnesses claim that this film was shown non-stop for 30 days at one Parisian cinema.
In 1989, the film was included in the National Film Registry for preservation in the Library of Congress. Films of cultural, historical, or aesthetic significance are entered into the registry.
In Washington, the film sparked a wave of indignation; however, the same film was banned in the fascist states of Europe, where it was believed to promote democracy. According to director Frank Capra (1897-1991), the film was dubbed in some European countries in such a way that the content aligned with the official ideological line.
James Stewart (1908-1997) understood that roles like this came to an actor once in a lifetime, and that it could very well elevate him to the peak of cinematic Olympus. His partner, Jean Arthur (1900-1991), later recalled that Stewart took the role very seriously. Moreover, he would get up at 5 a.m. and drive to the set himself, driving very slowly to avoid an accident.