---
title: 'Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sam Wood'
released: '1939-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/goodbye-mr-chips-1939'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031385/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)

1939 · 110 min · Drama · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

Goodbye, Mr. Chips is a 1939 romantic drama film starring Robert Donat and Greer Garson, and directed by Sam Wood. Based on the 1934 novella of the same name by James Hilton, the film is about Mr. Chipping, a beloved aged school teacher and former headmaster of a boarding school, who recalls his career and his personal life over the decades. Produced for the British division of MGM at Denham Studios, the film was dedicated to Irving Thalberg, who died on 14 September 1936. At the 12th Academy Awards, it was nominated for seven awards, including Best Picture, and Donat, for his performance as Mr. Chipping, won the award for Best Actor.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sam Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-wood)
- **Screenplay:** [James Hilton](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-hilton), [R. C. Sherriff](https://cinepixo.com/people/r-c-sherriff), [Claudine West](https://cinepixo.com/people/claudine-west), [Eric Maschwitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-maschwitz)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Richard Addinsell](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-addinsell)
- **Producer:** [Victor Saville](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-saville)
- **Editor:** [Charles Frend](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-frend)

## Cast

- [Robert Donat](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-donat)
- [Austin Trevor](https://cinepixo.com/people/austin-trevor)
- [Edmund Breon](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmund-breon)
- [Jack Lambert](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-lambert-2)
- [John Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mills)
- [Nigel Stock](https://cinepixo.com/people/nigel-stock)
- [Louise Hampton](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-hampton)
- [Milton Rosmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/milton-rosmer)
- [Greer Garson](https://cinepixo.com/people/greer-garson)
- [Simon Lack](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-lack)
- [David Tree](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-tree)
- [Lyn Harding](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyn-harding)
- [Judith Furse](https://cinepixo.com/people/judith-furse)
- [David Croft](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-croft)
- [Frederick Leister](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-leister)

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