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The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

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The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV Series)

Original title

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

Year

1947

Running time

104 min.

Country

United States

Director

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Screenwriter

Philip Dunne. Novel: R.A. Dick

Cast

Music

Bernard Herrmann

Cinematography

Charles Lang (B&W)

Producer

20th Century Fox

Genre

Fantasy. Comedy. Romance | Romantic Comedy. Ghosts

Synopsis

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Mrs. Edwin Muir - Lucy - widowed for one year, decides to move out of her controlling in-law's home in London to the English seaside with her adolescent daughter Anna and their long devoted maid Martha. Despite the rental agent trying to dissuade her, Lucy decides to rent Gull Cottage at Whitecliff-by-the-Sea. She learns first hand before she makes the decision the rental agent's hesitance is because the cottage is haunted, supposedly by its now deceased former owner, seaman Captain Daniel Gregg. After she moves in, she does meet the spirit of Captain Gregg face-to-face. Because she refuses to be scared away by his presence, the two come to an understanding, including that he will not make his presence known to Anna. As time progresses, the two develop a friendship and a bond. Despite his statements to her that she needs to live her life including finding another husband, Daniel seems not to approve of any of the men that enter her life, ...

Rankings Position

#27 Best Fantasy Movies
#53 Best Movies of the '40s
#57 Best Romantic Movies in the history of film
#77 Best Comedy Movies

Awards: 1947: Nominated for Oscar: Best Cinematography (B&W)

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Critics' reviews

This is the story of a girl who falls in love with a ghost – but not an ordinary spook. As that girl, Gene Tierney gives, what undoubtedly is her best performance to date

Variety Staff: Variety
"A paean to the artistic imagination (...) Mankiewicz invests this richly sentimental, tenderly nuanced tale with deep, unresolved, philosophical mystery."

The New Yorker
"Gene Tierney plays Mrs. Muir in what by now may be called her customary inexpressive style. She is a pretty girl, but has no depth of feeling as an actress"

The New York Times
"The film's whimsy is a bit heavy-handed and it is short on wit, style and ingenuity. Yet most of it is pleasant enough fun"

The Times
"Affecting ghost story with some great dialogue."

Kim Newman: Empire

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