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Magnificent Obsession (1954)

"This was the moment unashamed... when this man and this woman felt the first ecstasy of their Magnificent Obsession"

6.8/10 1h 48m Aug 07, 1954
Drama Romance

Reckless 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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Magnificent Obsession
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6

Cast

Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman
Helen Phillips
Popularity: 6.1
Rock Hudson
Rock Hudson
Bob Merrick
Popularity: 2.0
Barbara Rush
Barbara Rush
Joyce Phillips
Popularity: 1.2
Agnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead
Nancy Ashford
Popularity: 1.4
Otto Kruger
Otto Kruger
Edward Randolph
Popularity: 0.7
Gregg Palmer
Gregg Palmer
Tom Masterson
Popularity: 4.0
Paul Cavanagh
Paul Cavanagh
Dr. Henry Giraud
Popularity: 2.4
Sara Shane
Sara Shane
Valerie Daniels
Popularity: 1.0
Richard H. Cutting
Richard H. Cutting
Dr. Derwin Dodge
Popularity: 1.0
Judy Nugent
Judy Nugent
Judy
Popularity: 0.2
Helen Kleeb
Helen Kleeb
Mrs. Eden
Popularity: 6.8
Rudolph Anders
Rudolph Anders
Dr. Albert Fuss
Popularity: 0.9

Key Crew

Screenplay Robert Blees
Director Douglas Sirk
Editor Milton Carruth
Producer Ross Hunter

Production

Universal Pictures
US

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Keywords

regret redemption blindness rich man melodrama

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John Chard 7/10
Nov 25, 2019

Doc Rock and the playboy redemption. Magnificent Obsession is adapted from a novel by Lloyd C Douglas, and it had been previously filmed back in 1935 with Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor in the leads. Here the piece is directed by melodrama maestro Douglas Sirk and features Jane Wyman and Rock Hud ... Read more

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Details
Release Date August 7, 1954
Runtime 1h 48m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6
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