21 Days

21 Days (1940)

Excitingly together!

After Larry Darrent accidentally kills his lover's blackmailing husband, someone else is arrested for the crime. When he is found guilty, Larry and Wanda have just three weeks together before he must give himself up— or let an innocent man go to the gallows.

Date of release
1940-01-07
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (28)
Runtime
1h 12m
Genres
Drama, Romance, Crime
Director
Basil Dean

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The First and the Last

21 Days is a 1940 British drama film based on the short 1919 play The First and the Last by John Galsworthy. It was directed by Basil Dean and stars Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier and Leslie Banks. The film was renamed 21 Days Together for the American market.

Production

Producer Alexander Korda intended 21 Days as a star vehicle for Vivien Leigh, but his constant interference caused great problems on the set. He rearranged shooting schedules and added a sequence, and director Basil Dean reportedly never viewed a rough cut or the finished product. The title change to 21 Days was attributed to Korda. His younger brother Vincent Korda was the film's art director and was responsible for the set design.

Following Leigh's star turn with her performance as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939), Korda shelved 21 Days for two years before releasing it to Columbia Pictures.

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