Angela Lansbury, Barbara Everest, Charles Boyer

Paula Alquist, a late 19th century English singer studying music in Italy, abandons her studies because she's fallen in love with dapper, handsome Gregory Anton. The couple marries and returns to the ...( read more  read more... )U.K. and a home inherited by Paula from her aunt, herself a famous singer, who was mysteriously murdered in the house ten years before. Once they have moved in, Gregory, who is in reality a jewel thief and the murderer of Paula's aunt, launches a campaign of terror designed to drive his new bride insane.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: George Cukor

Release Date: May 11, 1944

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DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004

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  • October 1, 2009
    Lansbury and Cotten in supporting roles are wonderful. The tension is built carefully. The gas powered lights around the home Bergman and Boyer have moved into flicker with suspense. In this case, I think this version of the same basic story as Hitchcock's Suspicion, from thre...( read more)e years earlier, is the more fulfilling thriller.
  • July 9, 2007
    This is a scary movie! Wonderfully done though. Its one of my faves!
  • April 13, 2009
    Very over the top suspense/drama that is very much like a not so hot version of Rebecca.
  • November 11, 2009
    Wonderfully done. This movie confirmed why I hate the name Gregory!
  • August 28, 2009
    A pretty darn good psychological thriller, wherein a husband slowly tries to drive his wife mad by subtly manipulating the environment around her and then denying that her perception has any basis in reality.
    I love the setting- an old Victorian home right in London, England. I ...( read more)thought the acting was great but wasn't exactly blown away by Ingrid Bergman's acting considering she won an Oscar for Lead Actress that year.
    After I saw the film I heard the expression, "He's gaslighting her," which is an awesome use of the title of the film (which was originally a play.)
  • August 23, 2009
    Loved the Victorian noir style to it.
  • August 19, 2009
    Exquisitely acted, particularly by Ingrid Bergman and Angela Lansbury. The art direction is great and the score is very memorable. Excellent pace, atmosphere and very suspenseful.
  • May 30, 2009
    prefer the 1940 original Brit version with Anton Walbrook
  • May 11, 2009
    This is my favorite! The Ingrid Bergman version was not as powerful
  • April 9, 2009
    Ingrid Bergman and the cinematography steal the show. It's a creepy and daring story for its time. Worth checking out.

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