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Magnificent Obsession is a american film of genre Drama directed by Douglas Sirk released in USA on 7 august 1954 with Jane Wyman
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
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Add to a movie listMagnificent Obsession is a 1954 Universal-International Technicolor romantic feature film directed by Douglas Sirk; starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson. The screenplay was written by Robert Blees and Wells Root, after the 1929 book Magnificent Obsession by Lloyd C. Douglas. The film was produced by Ross Hunter. Sirk sometimes claimed that the story was based distantly on the Greek legend of Alcestis.
In 1935 Universal Studios introduced Magnificent Obsession starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor, based on Lloyd C. Douglas' book.
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Spoiled playboy Bob Merrick's (Rock Hudson) reckless behavior causes him to lose control of his speed boat. Rescuers send for the nearest resuscitator, located in Dr. Phillips's house across the lake. While the resuscitator is being used to save Merrick, Dr. Phillips suffers a heart attack and dies. Merrick ends up a patient at Dr. Phillips's clinic, where most of the doctors and nurses resent the fact that Merrick inadvertently caused Dr. Phillips's death.Actors
Jane Wyman
(Helen Phillips)
Rock Hudson
(Bob Merrick)
Barbara Rush
(Joyce Phillips)
Agnes Moorehead
(Nancy Ashford)
Otto Kruger
(Edward Randolph)
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