Magnificent obsession, movie, 1954 pictures provided by. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title magnificent obsession. With jane wyman, rock hudson, agnes moorehead, otto kruger. Today, stahls magnificent obsession is primarily a footnote in movie history, subordinate to douglas sirks delirious 1954 technicolor version. Magnificent obsession 1954, douglas sirk movie classics. Read the full synopsis of magnificent obsession, 1954, directed by douglas sirk, with jane wyman, rock hudson, agnes moorehead, at turner classic movies. Goodbye charlie 1964 tony curtis, debbie reynolds, pat boone full length comedy fantasy movie duration. Still image of rock hudson and jane wyman in magnificent obsession. Magnificent obsession is a 1954 universalinternational technicolor romantic feature film directed by douglas sirk. Magnificent obsession is een amerikaanse dramafilm uit 1954 onder regie van douglas sirk. It was one of four of his books that were eventually made into blockbuster motion pictures, the other three being the robe, white banners and the big fisherman. Beside the original as well as the remake of magnificent obsession, there is an hour and twenty three minute film about the career of douglas sirk as well as the original theatrical trailer and a few other extras including an commentary during the 1954 version. It isnt even, by the measure of your average sirk enthusiast, his first masterpiece. Magnificent obsession is a film directed by douglas sirk with jane wyman, rock hudson, barbara rush, agnes moorehead, year.
Magnificent obsession is a 1954 romantic drama movie. Bob, jetting across the lake at very high speeds, flips his boat. Photograph of film poster with a display of scene images from magnificent. Magnificent obsession 1954 film based on the book by lloyd c. I am terribly sorry if i didnt give you good information. The movie was produced by ross hunter and released by universal pictures. Big bear lake, big bear valley, san bernardino national forest, california, usa. Magnificent obsession is an english movie directed by douglas sirk released in the year 1954. When churlish, spoiled rich man bob merrick foolishly wrecks his speed boat, the rescue team resuscitates him with equipment thats therefore unavailable to aid a local hero, dr. Like all of sirks hollywood movies, theres a lot more going on in the movie than there appears to be. Douglas, magnificent obsession is the story of a playboy who pretends to be a doctor to help a widow he had recently hurt. I listened to about fifteen minutes of it and it is excellent. The 1935 and 1954 versions of magnificent obsession.
Everything came togetherthe advent of widescreen filmmaking, a starmaking performance from rock hudson, and a story so farfetched it was practically begging for sirks brechtian approachin the first of the directors extraordinary technicolor melodramas. Magnificent obsession, movie, 1954 internet movie cars. Magnificent obsessions, a canadian documentary tv series. The film was remade in 1954 by director douglas sirk, with rock hudson and jane wyman in the leads. Thus begins one of douglas sirks most flamboyant master classes in melodrama, a delirious technicolor mix of the sudsy and. Magnificent obsession original motion picture soundtrack. Magnificent obsession 1954 drama, romance hd youtube.
Rock a bye baby 1958 jerry lewis dean martin full length comedy movie duration. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this wikipedia article constitutes fair use. Jane wyman, rock hudson, agnes moorehead when churlish, spoiled rich man bob merrick foolishly wrecks his speed boat, the rescue team resuscitates him with e. But the directordouglas sirk says that the book was based on a greek legend called alcestis. Mason, victor heerman, and finley peter dunne, the. D ouglas sirks magnificent obsession wasnt the german expatriates first film made in hollywood, his first collaboration with frothy producer ross hunter, or his first dabbling in the genre of melodrama. Magnificent obsession film analysis senses of cinema. Its the kind of film where a lecture about the radical power of kindness compares the crucifixion of christ to the act of turning on a light bulb. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the. The douglas book turns out to be an allbutunreadable, protonew age hodgepodge of mystical selfhelp advice.
Joseph gershenson magnificent obsession original motion. Magnificent obsession 1954 the criterion collection. A magnificent obsession, a film channel documentary. Merrick then tries to right his wrongs with helen falling in. Filming locations 6 production dates 2 filming locations. In the first five minutes of magnificent obsession, a feature film, released by universal pictures. View magnificent obsession, 1954, directed by douglas sirk, with jane wyman, rock hudson, agnes moorehead, in its original aspect ratio. Toronto film society presented magnificent obsession 1954 on monday, april 26, 1982 in a double bill with a bill of divorcement as part of the season 34 monday evening film buffs series b, programme 10. Critic howard thompson wrote, the movie is unquestionably a handsome one. Stahls film of the 1929 novel magnificent obsession 1935. The movie is based on the book magnificent obsession by lloyd c.
In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why. This is an absurdly overrated soap, done better in 1935. A playboy becomes a doctor to right the wrong hes done to a sightless widow. So rock hudson plays a spoiled rich man who as luck would have it suffers a lifethreatening accident the same afternoon as the most noble man in town to ever live. Douglas spiritual novel, rock hudson plays a reckless playboy who is indirectly responsible for the death of a kindly doctor. But viewing both films backtobackwhich is easier to do now that criterion has packaged them togetherconfirms that while sirks is superior, stahls is more than just a. The film, which raised robert taylor to stardom, had its new york city premiere at radio city music hall on december 30, 1935, and drew capacity crowds, despite frigid weather. Total number of members who have this title in their. Just so you know the most subtle thing in this film is when one character says to another, and believe me, it will be a magnificent obsession. Overview of magnificent obsession, 1954, directed by douglas sirk, with jane wyman, rock hudson, agnes moorehead. Powered by an allison engine, hurricane iv was at one time the third fastest boat in the world and was featured in the 1954 motion picture magnificent obsession. Magnificent obsession 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Douglas sirks magnificent obsession slant magazine.
But, in retrospect, it was the decisive turning point in his late career boom, in which he. Sirk sometimes claimed that the story was based distantly on the greek legend of alcestis. Watch magnificent obsession online stream full movie. Magnificent obsession portrait in black remastered licensed to youtube by. Rock hudson and jane wyman in douglas sirks remake 1954. So far ive written about a couple of lesserknown douglas sirk films. Dramamu magnificent obsession 1954 banyak film sub indo yang bisa muncul di bioskop terkenal dan masuk ke dalam film box office dan menjadi film yang bisa menyedot animo masyarakat untuk menonton film ini, sehingga bisa membuat film ini menjadi film terlaris dan bisa membuat anda selalu ingin menonton film ini secara terus menerus. Magnificent obsession is a 1954 melodrama directed by douglas sirk, starring jane wyman and rock hudson one fine day a wealthy young rich man named bob merrick hudson is taking his boat out for a spin on lake tahoe. Phillips has a heart attack and needs the same machine.
Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Velicanstvena opsesija je americki igrani film snimljen 1954. Drama romantiek film geregisseerd door douglas sirk. Magnificent obsession soundtrack from 1954, composed by frederic chopin, frank skinner, johann strauss ii, ludwig van beethoven. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing magnificent obsession near you. See david weisss undated typescript entitled magazine and newspaper ideas for magnificent obsession in box 414, file 12352 of the universalinternational pictures archives. Tcm messageboards post your comments here add your comment share.
Rock hudson, american actor noted for his good looks and movie roles during the 1950s and 60s, including magnificent obsession, giant, and pillow talk, and for the tv series macmillan and wife in the 1970s. Protagonist, koga tumaci rock hudson, je neodgovorni i bahati plejboj kome nakon nesrece pruzaju medicinsku pomoc, a zbog cega umre. A rich playboy whose recklessness inadvertently causes the death of a prominent doctor tries to make amends to his widow, and falls for her in the process. The screenplay was written by robert blees and wells root, after the 1929 book magnificent obsession by lloyd c.