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Magnificent Obsession
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6.8Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator while a local hero, Dr. Phillips, dies waiting for the life-saving device. Merrick then tries to right his wrongs with the doctor’s widow, Helen, falling in love with her in the process.
Released: 1954-08-07108 minDir: Douglas SirkDrama, Romance
Cast
- Jane Wyman as Helen Phillips
- Rock Hudson as Bob Merrick
- Barbara Rush as Joyce Phillips
- Agnes Moorehead as Nancy Ashford
- Otto Kruger as Edward Randolph
- Gregg Palmer as Tom Masterson
Themes
- regret
- redemption
- blindness
- rich man
- melodrama
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Douglas Sirk
- Cast member
- Lance Fuller
- Composer
- Frank Skinner
- Producer
- Ross Hunter
- Production company
- Universal Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Russell Metty
- Narrative location
- California
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 104
- FilmAffinity ID
- 984901
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson in 'Magificent Obsession', 1954.jpg
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- publication date
- 1954-10-29
- title
- Magnificent Obsession
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actress
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Milton Carruth
- review score
- 88%
- Commons category
- Magnificent Obsession (1954 film)
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