Dragonwyck

1946

1h 43m

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6.7/10

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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.

Directors

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Writers

Anya Seton(novel by)

Joseph L. Mankiewicz(writer by)

Stars

Gene Tierney

Walter Huston

Vincent Price

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Miranda Wells

Ephraim Wells

Nicholas Van Ryn

Dr. Jeff Turner

Abigail Wells

Magda

Katrine Van Ryn

Klaas Bleecker

Johanna Van Ryn

Peggy O'Malley

Elizabeth Van Borden

Nurse (uncredited)

Farmer (uncredited)

Dowager (uncredited)

Tommy Wells (uncredited)

Pierce Lyden

Murdered Man (uncredited)

Larry Steers

Servant (uncredited)

Charles Waldron

Farmer (uncredited)

Directors

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Writers

Anya Seton(novel by)

Joseph L. Mankiewicz(writer by)

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7/10

Vincent Price excels in this sinister romance that has shades of Hitchcock's "Rebecca" (1940) about it. Gene Tierney ("Miranda") is brought up in a devoutly religious family under the auspices of the zealous "Ephraim" (Walter Huston) when she is offered the chance of a lifetime by her distant cousin "Nicholas van Ryn" (Price) to go and live in his mansion "Dragonwyck" to help care for his wife. When she dies, "Miranda" returns to her family only to be surprised when she is followed by her erstwhile host with an offer of marriage. What occurs now is a wonderfully - if, maybe a bit slowly, paced thriller as we just know - but we don't - that there is much more to "van Ryn" than initially meets the eye. His high-handedness and superiority is writ large - not just with his new wife, but with virtually all he encounters and you can but hope that he is heading for a fall....The film's Gothic theme is expertly captured by Arthur Miller's photography: light, darkness and shadow play as much a part in this unfolding drama as Joseph L. Mankiewicz' direction and adapted screenplay but ultimately the film belongs to Price; his mellifluous tones and benignly evil manner deliver a film to remember.

Geronimo196707 Jul, 2022