Major Barbara

George Bernard Shaw

⏱ 8 minDrama

A Salvation Army major, radiant with faith, and her father, a clear-sighted cannon-maker who holds poverty the only crime, strike a bargain that shatters her illusions. Shaw's great comedy of money and morality.

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