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Dragonwyck (1946)

Movie"Secret thoughts... That led to secret love... That led to rapture and terror!"
Audience Score
66
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NR 1 hr 43 minApr 19th, 1946Thriller, Drama, Romance
For Miranda Wells, moving to New York to live in Dragonwyck Manor with her rich cousin, Nicholas, seems like a dream. However, the situation gradually becomes nightmarish. She observes Nicholas' troubled relationship with his tenant farmers, as well as with his daughter, to whom Miranda serves as governess. Her relationship with Nicholas intensifies after his wife dies, but his mental imbalance threatens any hope of happiness.
StarringGene TierneyWalter HustonVincent Price
DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz
WriterJoseph L. Mankiewicz

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:April 19th, 1946
Movie Box Office Gross:$3,000,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:20th Century Fox
Movie Tags:
based on novel or bookblack and white19th centurymental illnessfarmergothicpoisonnew york stateland rightsland dispute