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Magnificent Obsession

Name: Magnificent Obsession
Director: Douglas Sirk
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1954
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush, Agnes Moorehead, Otto Kruger

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.

1954 · Directed by Douglas Sirk · 108 min · Drama · Romance · 10 frames

Tagline

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

Crew

Screenplay: Robert Blees
Cinematography: Russell Metty
Edited by: Milton Carruth
Music: Frank Skinner
Produced by: Ross Hunter

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
Paul Cavanagh as Dr. Henry Giraud
Sara Shane as Valerie Daniels
Richard H. Cutting as Dr. Derwin Dodge
Judy Nugent as Judy

Production

Country: United States of America
Language: German, English
Studios: Universal International Pictures
Themes: regret, redemption, blindness, rich man, melodrama

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