Louisa May Alcott's coming-of-age classic about four sisters in Civil War-era Massachusetts has resonated with readers since 1868. In this video, we look at how the following five English language screen adaptations of Little Women compare to the novel:

Little Women (1933)
Starring Katharine Hepburn, Frances Dee, Jean Parker, Joan Bennett,

Little Women (1949)
Starring June Allyson, Janet Leigh, Margaret O'Brien, and Elizabeth Taylor

Little Women (1994)
Starring Winona Ryder, Trini Alvarado, Claire Danes, Kirsten Dunst, and Samantha Mathis

Little Women (2017)
Starring Maya Hawke, Willa Fitzgerald, Annes Elwy, and Kathryn Newton

Little Women (2019)
Starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen, and Florence Pugh

Chapters:
0:00 Prologue
0:35 Little Women (1933)
2:50 Little Women (1949)
4:37 Little Women (1994)
6:16 Little Women (2017)
8:26 Little Women (2019)
10:09 Epilogue

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