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Magnificent Obsession (1954)
Directed by Douglas Sirk
“This was the moment unashamed... when this man and this woman felt the first ecstasy of their Magnificent Obsession”
Drama, Romance · 1h 48m
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.
Cast
Jane Wyman
Helen Phillips
Rock Hudson
Bob Merrick
Barbara Rush
Joyce Phillips
Agnes Moorehead
Nancy Ashford
Otto Kruger
Edward Randolph
Gregg Palmer
Tom Masterson
Paul Cavanagh
Dr. Henry Giraud
Sara Shane
Valerie Daniels
Richard H. Cutting
Dr. Derwin Dodge
Judy Nugent
Judy
Helen Kleeb
Mrs. Eden
Rudolph Anders
Dr. Albert Fuss
Crew
- Director
- Douglas Sirk
- Screenplay
- Robert Blees
- Novel
- Lloyd C. Douglas
- Director of Photography
- Russell Metty
- Original Music Composer
- Frank Skinner
- Editor
- Milton Carruth
- Producer
- Ross Hunter
Details
- Release date
- 1954-08-07
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- German, English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Universal International Pictures