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The Fan

  • 1949
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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The Fan (1949)
ComedyRomance

Lord Windermere appears to all, including his young wife Margaret, as the perfect husband. But their happy marriage is placed at risk after Lord Windermere starts spending his afternoons wit... Read allLord Windermere appears to all, including his young wife Margaret, as the perfect husband. But their happy marriage is placed at risk after Lord Windermere starts spending his afternoons with an adventuress who is working her way through London's high society, Mrs. Erlynne. Worse... Read allLord Windermere appears to all, including his young wife Margaret, as the perfect husband. But their happy marriage is placed at risk after Lord Windermere starts spending his afternoons with an adventuress who is working her way through London's high society, Mrs. Erlynne. Worse, Windermere gives her big sums of money. To crown it all, he asks his wife to invite the ... Read all

  • Director
    • Otto Preminger
  • Writers
    • Dorothy Parker
    • Walter Reisch
    • Oscar Wilde
  • Stars
    • Jeanne Crain
    • Madeleine Carroll
    • George Sanders
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    722
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    • Director
      • Otto Preminger
    • Writers
      • Dorothy Parker
      • Walter Reisch
      • Oscar Wilde
    • Stars
      • Jeanne Crain
      • Madeleine Carroll
      • George Sanders
    • 17User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    Jeanne Crain
    Jeanne Crain
    • Lady Margaret 'Meg' Windermere
    Madeleine Carroll
    Madeleine Carroll
    • Mrs. Erlynne
    George Sanders
    George Sanders
    • Lord Robert Darlington
    Richard Greene
    Richard Greene
    • Lord Arthur Windermere
    Martita Hunt
    Martita Hunt
    • Duchess of Berwick
    John Sutton
    John Sutton
    • Cecil Graham
    Hugh Dempster
    • Lord Augustus Lorton
    Richard Ney
    Richard Ney
    • Mr. James Hopper
    Virginia McDowall
    • Lady Agatha
    Randy Stuart
    Randy Stuart
    • American Girl
    George Beranger
    George Beranger
    • Philippe's Assistant
    • (uncredited)
    John Burton
    • Hoskins
    • (uncredited)
    Colin Campbell
    Colin Campbell
    • Simpson the Tailor
    • (uncredited)
    Patricia Edwards
    • American Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Elliott
    Frank Elliott
    • The Jeweler
    • (uncredited)
    Winifred Harris
    Winifred Harris
    • Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Terry Kilburn
    Terry Kilburn
    • Messenger
    • (uncredited)
    Alphonse Martell
    Alphonse Martell
    • Philippe
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Otto Preminger
    • Writers
      • Dorothy Parker
      • Walter Reisch
      • Oscar Wilde
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    • Trivia
      Before Jeanne Crain replaced her, Gene Tierney was set to star.
    • Quotes

      Mrs. Erlynne: How easy life is for men! A freshly pressed suit - and they are young again.

    • Connections
      Version of Lady Windermere's Fan (1916)

    User reviews17

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    10/10
    How can a fan be so exciting?
    Oscar Wilde shines through all the way with his remarkable wit and knowledge of human nature, here especially about women. Dorothy Parker adding to it makes it a double treat. Here you find Oscar Wilde amazingly updated to after the second world war with its rationing and bombed ruins of London, adding an extra spice of melancholy and sadness to the glittering wit and intrigue of fin de siècle refinement. All the actors are outstanding, Otto Preminger bringing out the best of them all, not only George Sanders and Madeleine Carroll in double performances as both young and old; but also Jeanne Crain and Richard Greene are exactly adapted to their involuntary parts of having to feign their demeanour and treading uncertainly on a precarious path of extreme human delicacy. You are led to believe the worst of Madeleine Carroll at first, and indeed she is a fallen lady, but she has learned something of it and conveys the wisdom of her experience in a wondrous way according to the best of Oscar Wilde's sharp human studies. This is a film for wits to relish, and Otto Preminger surprises once again with delivering something entirely new even to his own experience.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 1, 1949 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lady Windermeres Fächer
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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