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Gaslight (1944)

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User Rating: 7.9/10 (5,553 votes)
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Overview

Director:
George Cukor
Writers:
Patrick Hamilton (play)
John Van Druten (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
11 May 1944 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
Strange drama of a captive sweetheart! more
Plot:
Paula's aunt Alice Alquist, a famous entertainer, is murdered in her home. Paula, who lives with her aunt finds the body... more | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Bergman's 'Gaslight' To Be Updated (From WENN. 30 January 2006)
User Comments:
Fantastic film-definitely worth a watch! more

Cast

 (Complete credited cast)

Charles Boyer ... Gregory Anton

Ingrid Bergman ... Paula Alquist
Joseph Cotten ... Brian Cameron
Dame May Whitty ... Miss Bessie Thwaites

Angela Lansbury ... Nancy Oliver
Barbara Everest ... Elizabeth Tompkins
Emil Rameau ... Maestro Mario Guardi
Edmund Breon ... Gen. Huddleston
Halliwell Hobbes ... Mr. Muffin
Tom Stevenson ... Williams
Heather Thatcher ... Lady Dalroy
Lawrence Grossmith ... Lord Dalroy
Jakob Gimpel ... Pianist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Gary Gray ... Boy in Park with Nanny
Terry Moore ... Paula Alquist - Age 14 (as Judy Ford)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Murder in Thornton Square (UK)
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Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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Trivia:
Ingrid Bergman spent some time in a mental institution to research her role, studying a woman who had suffered a nervous breakdown. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Nancy is following Elizabeth up the stairs, they are both carrying several folded sheets. Immediately when they reach the top of the landing the camera focuses close-up on Nancy, who is looking at the closed off top floor - in this shot she is not carrying the sheets. more
Quotes:
Nancy Oliver: Gonna work on your tunes again tonight, sir? You're always working, aren't you?
Gregory Anton: Yes. What are you doing with your evening out?
Nancy Oliver: Oh, I'm going to a music hall...
[starts to sing 'Up in a balloon']
Gregory Anton: I've never been to an English music hall.
Nancy Oliver: Oh, you don't know what you've missed, sir...
Gregory Anton: And whom are you going to the music hall with?
Nancy Oliver: A gentleman friend, sir.
Gregory Anton: Oh, now you know, Nancy, don't you, that gentlemen friends are sometimes inclined to take liberties with young ladies.
Nancy Oliver: Oh no, sir, not with me. I can take care of myself - when I want to.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Siamo donne (1953) more
Soundtrack:
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 more

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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
Fantastic film-definitely worth a watch!, 13 November 2007
9/10
Author: uncleegbert from United Kingdom

I have to say, I really enjoyed this film, more than I thought I would. It lives up to all of the Hitchcock's and despite the fact that we know that Bergman's character is not insane, the film depicts a woman's suffering from her Husband. I think this film is especially relevant today as it portrays how the woman was bullied by her Husband though does not realise it because of the role of men and women at the time. The film mixes suspense, romance and horror to create a well designed film. The lighting is incredibly atmospheric and shadows help to create that typical thriller tension. You can see that people probably thought this film was scary in its day!

Fantastic film-definitely worth a watch!

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