Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939 film by Sam Wood
Movie film Q43228
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
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Summary

Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,778 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Actor[3], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4]
  • Director: Sam Wood[5]
  • Screenwriter: R. C. Sherriff[6], Eric Maschwitz[7], Claudine West[8], James Hilton[9]
  • Composer: Richard Addinsell[10]
  • Genre: drama film[11], flashback film[12]
  • Based on: Goodbye, Mr. Chips[13]
  • Cast member: Robert Donat[14], Greer Garson[15], John Mills[16], Paul Henreid[17], Terry Kilburn[18], Judith Furse[19], Edmund Breon[20], Jack Lambert[21], John Longden[22], Lyn Harding[23], Milton Rosmer[24], Nigel Stock[25], Frederick Leister[26], Louise Hampton[27]
  • Producer: Victor Saville[28]
  • Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[29], Denham Film Studios[30]
  • Director of photography: Freddie Young[31]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[32]
  • Commons category: Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939 film)[33]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[34]
  • Review score: 7.7/10[35], 85%[36]
  • Color: black-and-white[37]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[38]
  • Publication date: January 1, 1939[39]
  • Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[40], Netflix[41]
  • Narrative location: England[42]
  • Film editor: Charles Frend[43]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[44], Academy Award for Best Actor[45], Academy Award for Best Actress[46], Academy Award for Best Director[47], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[48], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[49], Academy Award for Best Sound[50]
  • Title: Goodbye, Mr. Chips[51]
  • Has characteristic: film based on literature[52]
  • After a work by: James Hilton[53]
  • Duration: 110 minutes[54]

Why It Matters

Goodbye, Mr. Chips has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

What awards did Goodbye, Mr. Chips receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actor[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  33. [35] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 57m ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'eu', '
    Ampas collections film id → W061445
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 34110
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  3. 8w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv spielfilm film id → 1328776
    P14724 → 8408942
    Eiga.com movie id → 54732
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14724: 8408942, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/301759737|Goodbye, Mr. Chips (#301759737)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8232|Garance item"
  4. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1939-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → R. C. Sherriff, Eric Maschwitz, Claudine West +1
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+110'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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