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Gaslight

  • 19441944
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 54m
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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
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  • Director
    • George Cukor
  • Writers
    • John Van Druten(screenplay)
    • Walter Reisch(screenplay)
    • John L. Balderston(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Charles Boyer
    • Ingrid Bergman
    • Joseph Cotten
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  • Director
    • 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
    • 174User reviews
    • 82Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 6 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer in Gaslight (1944)
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    "Gaslight" Joseph Cotton, Director Goerge Cukor, Ingrid Bergman 1944 MGM

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    Charles Boyer
    Charles Boyer
    • Gregory Antonas Gregory Anton
    Ingrid Bergman
    Ingrid Bergman
    • Paula Alquistas Paula Alquist
    Joseph Cotten
    Joseph Cotten
    • Brian Cameronas Brian Cameron
    May Whitty
    May Whitty
    • Miss Thwaitesas Miss Thwaites
    Angela Lansbury
    Angela Lansbury
    • Nancyas Nancy
    Barbara Everest
    Barbara Everest
    • Elizabethas Elizabeth
    Emil Rameau
    • Maestro Guardias Maestro Guardi
    Edmund Breon
    Edmund Breon
    • General Huddlestonas General Huddleston
    Halliwell Hobbes
    Halliwell Hobbes
    • Mr. Muffinas Mr. Muffin
    Tom Stevenson
    • Williamsas Williams
    Heather Thatcher
    Heather Thatcher
    • Lady Dalroyas Lady Dalroy
    Lawrence Grossmith
    • Lord Dalroyas Lord Dalroy
    Jakob Gimpel
    Jakob Gimpel
    • Pianistas Pianist
    Harry Adams
    • Policemanas Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Lassie Lou Ahern
    • Young Girlas Young Girl
    • (uncredited)
    John Ardizoni
    • Cab Manas Cab Man
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    • Pedestrianas Pedestrian
    • (uncredited)
    Wilson Benge
    Wilson Benge
    • Pedestrianas Pedestrian
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • George Cukor
    • Writers
      • John Van Druten(screenplay)
      • Walter Reisch(screenplay)
      • John L. Balderston(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    After the death of her famous opera-singing aunt, Paula Alquist (Ingrid Bergman) is sent to study in Italy to become a great opera singer as well. While there, she falls in love with the charming Gregory Anton (Charles Boyer). The two return to London, and Paula begins to notice strange goings-on: missing pictures, strange footsteps in the night, and gaslights that dim without being touched. As she fights to retain her sanity, her new husband's intentions come into question. —Jwelch5742
    • nervous breakdown
    • london england
    • manipulative person
    • gaslighting
    • fear of one's husband
    • 112 more
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    • Taglines
      • THIS IS LOVE...clouded by evil...darkened by a secret no one dared to tell!(print ad - Lubbock Avalanche Journal - Lindsey Theatre - Lubbock,Texas - July 2, 1944)
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Mystery
      • Romance
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • Passed
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      The first time Ingrid Bergman met Charles Boyer was the day they shot the scene where they meet at a train station and kiss passionately. Boyer was the same height as Bergman, and in order for him to seem taller, he had to stand on a box, which she kept inadvertently kicking as she ran into the scene. Boyer also wore shoes and boots with two-inch heels throughout the movie.
    • 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 reviews174

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    Top review
    9/10
    Them there eyes
    If you're looking for everything you've ever wanted to know about horror, mystery, depression, and suspense, go take a peek into Ingrid Bergman's eyes.

    The actress -- who would soon become blacklisted after her marriage to Italian director Roberto Rossellini -- can convey every emotion and nuance of her character through her amazingly expressive eyes. Completely believable in George Cukor's Gaslight as a wife whose husband (Charles Boyer) is trying to make insane, Bergman can show you all her turmoil and emotional stress just by looking around.

    The plot is simple, perhaps even arcane. A famous opera singer is murdered in London, leaving behind no motive, no clues, and Paula, the young niece who discovered the body. Paula is sent to Italy, where she, too, studies music, until she elopes with an older, dashing pianist (Boyer). He convinces her to move back to the exact same house where her aunt was murdered, where nothing has been changed in all those years. And, naturally, here is where the movie really begins.

    Soon, her husband starts acting very strangely, and starts convincing her that she is very ill and unable to go out. Trapped in the house, alone with her husband, a somewhat-deaf cook, and a tart of a housekeeper, Paula soon starts to hear noises, see things, lose things, and even hide things. Or is she? Is she going mad? Or is her husband -- who she is supposed to love, honor, and obey -- making her mad?

    The show is Bergman's to steal, and she does so with gusto, garnering an Oscar for her endeavor. With her performance, Bergman transforms the character of Paula Alquist from a weak, paranoid wimp of a wife into a woman struggling with her own identity and her role in marriage and society. Perhaps unintentionally, perhaps unwittingly, Bergman's Paula is a symbol and a superhero for all women trapped in an abusive marriage. Even today.

    Granted, the story line is somewhat contrived, and one can't help but wonder how Paula never notices that her husband is completely evil BEFORE the marriage. Also, Joseph Cotten, as the Scotland Yard detective smitten with Paula's beauty, seems to come out of nowhere. Still, the acting prevails over the plot, and what better actor to come out of nowhere than Cotten? His charm and charisma make up for his character's two-dimensionality.

    Although there are faults, Gaslight is an extraordinary film, generating its suspense not from an evil lurking in the shadows, but from the psychology of the mind itself. Perhaps one of the first "pure" psychological thrillers, Gaslight, just like Ingrid Bergman's eyes, contains the perfect blend of mystery, suspense, and beauty.
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    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?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 16, 1944 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Plinsko svetlo
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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