I Remember Mama

1948 · directed by George Stevens

Rating
85/100
Hit
yes

Norwegian immigrant Marta Hanson keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband and a highly-educated lodger who reads great literature to the family every evening. Through financial crises, illnesses and the small triumphs of everyday life, Marta maintains her optimism and sense of humor, traits she passes on to her aspiring-author daughter, Katrin.

I Remember Mama (1948), directed by George Stevens, rates 85/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Irene Dunne
  • Barbara Bel Geddes
  • Oskar Homolka
  • Philip Dorn
  • Cedric Hardwicke
  • Edgar Bergen
  • Rudy Vallee
  • Barbara O'Neil
  • Florence Bates
  • Peggy McIntire

Crew

  • Nicholas Musuraca — Director of Photography
  • Robert Swink — Editor
  • Roy Webb — Original Music Composer
  • DeWitt Bodeen — Screenplay

More from George Stevens

  1. Shane (1953) — 90/100 · hit
  2. Swing Time (1936) — 89/100 · hit
  3. Vivacious Lady (1938) — 82/100 · hit
  4. Giant (1956) — 80/100 · hit
  5. The Talk of the Town (1942) — 80/100 · hit
  6. Nazi Concentration Camps (1945) — 80/100 · hit

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