Dragonwyck (1946)

NR04/19/1946Drama, Romance, Thriller1h 43m
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Secret thoughts... That led to secret love... That led to rapture and terror!

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Gene Tierney

    Miranda Wells

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    Walter Huston

    Ephraim Wells

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    Vincent Price

    Nicholas Van Ryn

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    Glenn Langan

    Dr. Jeff Turner

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    Anne Revere

    Abigail Wells

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    Spring Byington

    Magda

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    Connie Marshall

    Katrine Van Ryn

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    Harry Morgan

    Klaas Bleecker

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    Vivienne Osborne

    Johanna Van Ryn

I believe in myself, and I am answerable to myself! I will not live according to printed mottoes like the directions on a medicine bottle! Dragonwyck is directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz who also adapts the screenplay from the Anya Seton novel of the same name. It stars Vincent Price, Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Glenn Langan, Anne Revere, Jessica Tandy and Spring Byington. Music is by Alfred Newman and cinematography by Arthur C. Miller. Connecticut farm girl Miranda Wells (Tierney) is recruited by her aristocratic patroon cousin Nicholas Van Ryan (Price) to be governess to his young ...