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Gaslight

  • 19441944
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
30K
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Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, and Joseph Cotten in Gaslight (1944)
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Ten years after her aunt was murdered in their London home, a woman returns from Italy in the 1880s to resume residence with her new husband. His obsessive interest in the home rises from a ... Read allTen years after her aunt was murdered in their London home, a woman returns from Italy in the 1880s to resume residence with her new husband. His obsessive interest in the home rises from a secret that may require driving his wife insane.Ten years after her aunt was murdered in their London home, a woman returns from Italy in the 1880s to resume residence with her new husband. His obsessive interest in the home rises from a secret that may require driving his wife insane.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
30K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,811
227
    • George Cukor
  • Writers
    • John Van Druten(screenplay)
    • Walter Reisch(screenplay)
    • John L. Balderston(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Charles Boyer
    • Ingrid Bergman
    • Joseph Cotten
    • George Cukor
  • Writers
    • John Van Druten(screenplay)
    • Walter Reisch(screenplay)
    • John L. Balderston(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Charles Boyer
    • Ingrid Bergman
    • Joseph Cotten
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 180User reviews
    • 85Critic reviews
    • 78Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars

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    Charles Boyer
    Charles Boyer
    • Gregory Anton
    Ingrid Bergman
    Ingrid Bergman
    • Paula Alquist
    Joseph Cotten
    Joseph Cotten
    • Brian Cameron
    May Whitty
    May Whitty
    • Miss Thwaites
    • (as Dame May Whitty)
    Angela Lansbury
    Angela Lansbury
    • Nancy
    Barbara Everest
    Barbara Everest
    • Elizabeth
    Emil Rameau
    • Maestro Guardi
    Edmund Breon
    Edmund Breon
    • General Huddleston
    Halliwell Hobbes
    Halliwell Hobbes
    • Mr. Muffin
    Tom Stevenson
    • Williams
    Heather Thatcher
    Heather Thatcher
    • Lady Dalroy
    Lawrence Grossmith
    • Lord Dalroy
    Jakob Gimpel
    Jakob Gimpel
    • Pianist
    Harry Adams
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Lassie Lou Ahern
    • Young Girl
    • (uncredited)
    John Ardizoni
    • Cab Man
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    • Pedestrian
    • (uncredited)
    Wilson Benge
    Wilson Benge
    • Pedestrian
    • (uncredited)
      • George Cukor
    • Writers
      • John Van Druten(screenplay)
      • Walter Reisch(screenplay)
      • John L. Balderston(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      When this movie was produced, MGM attempted to have all prints of the previous version, Gaslight (1940), destroyed. These efforts were ultimately unsuccessful, though the movie was rarely seen for the next few decades.
    • Goofs
      When Paula finds the letter in her aunt's music score, Gregory crumples up the letter and jams it into his pocket. Later, when she finds the letter in Gregory's desk, it's neatly folded, with no evidence of crumpling.
    • Quotes

      Paula Alquist Anton: If I were not mad, I could have helped you. Whatever you had done, I could have pitied and protected you. But because I am mad, I hate you. Because I am mad, I have betrayed you. And because I'm mad, I'm rejoicing in my heart, without a shred of pity, without a shred of regret, watching you go with glory in my heart!

    • Crazy credits
      The opening and closing credits are displayed over a background of a burning gaslight. If you look at the shadow on the wallpaper, you see a man strangling a woman.
    • Alternate versions
      Exists in a computer-colorized version.
    • Connections
      Edited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
    • Soundtracks
      Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
      (1835-36) (uncredited)

      Music by Frédéric Chopin

    User reviews180

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    8/10
    A Good Psychological Thriller
    This drama turned out to be a really good Gothic psychological thriller. It's worthwhile watching if you like these kinds of films.

    In short: It's about a man who murdered an opera singer over the rubies she is said to own, he searches for them but doesn't find them. Years later Gregory meets Paula, the niece of the woman he killed years ago, and she accidentally uncovers his real identity so he decides to drive her mad to have her locked away while looking for her aunt's rubies. Paula is just lucky that a snoop is interested in what goes on in number 12.

    The film is pretty dramatic, starts slow while it takes time for the tension to build. It's beautifully filmed, well acted out and a story of madness, murder and crime.

    8/10
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    • May 12, 2016

    FAQ11

    • So which one is better, this one or the one from 1940?They're both very different to one another and it's worth watching them both back to back. The 1944 version is much longer, therefore, the 1940 version moves somewhat quicker. I preferred the 1944 version.Since MGM decided to do a remake, it is disappointing they didn't loosen the purse strings a bit and do it in colour. That would really have upsurped the British version, but it wasn't to be
    • What is 'Gaslight' about?
    • Is "Gaslight" based on a book?

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    • Release date
      • June 16, 1944 (Canada)
      • United States
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • 1 hour 54 minutes
      • Black and White

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