Pride and Prejudice 1940 Darcy's Second Proposal Scene Pride and Prejudice is a 1940 American film adaptation of Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice. It stars Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, the screenplay was written by Aldous Huxley and Jane Murfin, adapted specifically from the stage adaptation by Helen Jerome, in addition to Jane Austen's novel. The story is about five sisters from an English family of landed gentry who must deal with issues of marr