Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- stately
- nostalgic
- patriotic
- classic cinema evening
- historical drama marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly admire the film's solid acting, meticulous period detail, and restrained presentation while finding its episodic structure uneven and its sentiment sometimes mawkish.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Marryot family story is structured around the Boer War, Queen Victoria's death, the Titanic disaster, and the Great War.
The well-to-do Marryots and working-class Bridges experience the same changing England from sharply different social positions.
The story moves from New Year's Eve 1899 to 1933 through successive moments affecting multiple generations.
War, maritime disaster, imperial transition, and royal change repeatedly intrude on family relationships and personal futures.
Films like Cavalcade, and why
The World Moves On
multi-generational historical melodrama following an upper-class family through national upheaval
How Green Was My Valley
sweeping family saga using major historical events to frame private loss and social change
The Forsyte Saga
ensemble period drama connecting domestic relationships with the devastation of the First World War
Movie Details
- Director
- Frank Lloyd
- Release Date
- 1933-02-08
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (138)
Cast
- Diana Wynyard
- Clive Brook
- Una O'Connor
- Herbert Mundin
- Beryl Mercer
- Irene Browne
- Tempe Pigott
- Merle Tottenham
- Frank Lawton
- Ursula Jeans
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Cavalcade about?
- An expansive pre-Code family chronicle turns three decades of English upheaval into an ornate, emotionally charged panorama of private endurance.
- What is Cavalcade like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cavalcade as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Cavalcade violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Cavalcade as moderate.
- What did critics think of Cavalcade?
- Critics broadly admire the film's solid acting, meticulous period detail, and restrained presentation while finding its episodic structure uneven and its sentiment sometimes mawkish.
- Which films are like Cavalcade?
- Films with a similar feel include The World Moves On, How Green Was My Valley, and The Forsyte Saga.
- How long is Cavalcade?
- Cavalcade runs 112 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cavalcade?
- In United States, Cavalcade is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
