Name: Since You Went Away
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Released: 1944-06-30
Duration: 177 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Shirley Temple, Monty Woolley

1944·Drama·2h 57m

7.1

★

In 1943, several people enter, re-enter, and exit the difficult life of a Midwestern family whose patriarch has been called up to war, leaving behind his wife and two teen daughters.

Directed by John Cromwell

based on novel or book

lodger

love

teenage girl

midwest

home front

war effort

rationing

mother daughter relationship

Trailer

IMDB

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Cast

Claudette Colbert

Anne Hilton

Jennifer Jones

Jane Hilton

Joseph Cotten

Tony Willett

Shirley Temple

Bridget Hilton

Monty Woolley

William Smollett

Lionel Barrymore

Clergyman

Robert Walker

Bill Smollett

Hattie McDaniel

Fidelia

Agnes Moorehead

Emily Hawkins

Alla Nazimova

Zofia Koslowska

Albert Bassermann

Sigmund Golden

Gordon Oliver

Marine Officer Seeking Room

Crew

John Cromwell

Director

David O. Selznick

Screenplay

Max Steiner

Original Music Composer

Stanley Cortez

Director of Photography

David O. Selznick

Producer

Popular Reviews

7 reviews

mimi

8.0★ · 06/18/25

"Cry darling, cry your heart out."

JMadson

8.5★ · 11/23/21

Claudette Colbert is fantastic as always. So is Jennifer Jones, Joseph Cotten, Monty Woolley, and well everyone is. A beautiful touching family drama. It looks great, hits right, albeit a bit unnecessarily long, but otherwise is just fantastic.

Aruel

9.0★ · 12/28/25

Kiki

8.0★ · 11/27/24

5.0★ · 03/28/23