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Gaslight is a american film of genre Drama directed by George Cukor released in USA on 4 may 1944 with Charles Boyer
Gaslight (1944)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 4 may 1944
Length 1h54
Directed by George Cukor
OriginUSA
Themes Films based on plays
Rating77%
Gaslight is an American 1944 mystery-thriller film adapted from Patrick Hamilton's 1938 play Gas Light about a woman whose husband slowly manipulates her into believing that she's going insane. It was the second version to be filmed, following the British film Gaslight, directed by Thorold Dickinson and released in 1940. This 1944 version was directed by George Cukor and starred Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotten, and 18-year-old Angela Lansbury in her screen debut. It had a larger scale and budget than the earlier film, and lends a different feel to the material. To avoid confusion with the first film, this version was in the UK originally given the title The Murder in Thornton Square.
Synopsis
World-famous opera singer Alice Alquist has just been murdered. The perpetrator bolted, without the jewels he sought, after being interrupted by a child—Paula (Terry Moore)—Alice's niece, who was raised by her aunt following her mother's death.Actors
Charles Boyer
(Gregory Anton)
Ingrid Bergman
(Paula Alquist)
Joseph Cotten
(Brian Cameron)
May Whitty
(Bessie Thwaites)
Angela Lansbury
(Nancy Oliver)
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