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MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION

DOUGLAS SIRK
USA      108 m.
Synopsis
Through producer Ross Hunter's initiative, Douglas Sirk shot three remakes of the same number of melodramas by Stahl. This is the first and most faithful to the original. Sirk shot this plot he considered impossible --after ruining Jane Wyman's life, Rock Hudson makes amends and wins her heart-- with subtle irony and won the hearts of modern critics as well as that of his self-proclaimed disciple Fassbinder.
Director
DOUGLAS SIRK
Screenplay
Robert Blees, Wells Root
Plot
Lloyd C. Douglas (Magnificent Obsession)
Photography
Russell Metty
Edition
Milton Carruth
Music
Frank Skinner
Cast
Jane Wyman (Helen Phillips), Rock Hudson (Bob Merrick), Barbara Rush (Joyce Phillips), Agnes Moorehead (Nancy Ashford)
Running Time
108 m.
Country
USA
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