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The Ghost And Mrs Muir [DVD] [1947]

DVD ~ Gene Tierney
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, George Sanders, Edna Best, Vanessa Brown
  • Directors: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
  • Writers: Philip Dunne, R.A. Dick
  • Producers: Fred Kohlmar
  • Format: Black & White, Dubbed, Full Screen, PAL
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 30 Jun 2003
  • Run Time: 100 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00008OP5N
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 49,129 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Joseph Mankiewicz's moody 1947 classic The Ghost and Mrs Muir is less a ghost story than a romantic fantasy, a handsome drama of impossible love.

Independent young widow Lucy Muir (the luminous Gene Tierney), desperate to escape her uptight in-laws, falls in love with a grand seaside house and moves in, only to discover the cantankerous ghost of the hot-tempered Captain Gregg (a histrionically flamboyant performance by Rex Harrison). Lucy refuses to let the bombastic captain frighten her away, earning his respect, his friendship, and later his love. They team up to turn the captain's salty memoirs into a bestseller, but as his affection grows he fades away, leaving Lucy free to undertake a more worldly suitor, notably a charismatic children's author (George Sanders at his smarmy smoothest) with his own guarded secret. Charles Lang's melancholy black-and-white photography and Bernard Herrmann's haunting score set the tone for this sublime adult drama, and Tierney delivers one of her most understated performances as the resolute Mrs Muir, Mankiewicz turns this ghost story into a refreshingly mature and down-to-earth romance. --Sean Axmaker

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A ghostly love story, 7 Oct 2000
By Lynette Baines (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ghost And Mrs Muir [VHS] [1947] (VHS Tape)
I love movies about impossible love, and this is one of my favourites. Lucy Muir, a young widow with a daughter, moves into Gull Cottage by the sea, and encounters the ghost of the former owner, Captain Gregg. He tries to frighten her into leaving, but she stays, and they fall in love. The beautiful soundtrack is full of the sounds of the sea, the seagulls and the melancholy of a love story which can't be resolved. Rex Harrison and Gene Tierney are perfect in their roles, and the supporting cast are wonderful, particularly Edna Best as Martha.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Romantic Comedies Don't Come Better Than This., 5 Jun 2005
By D. P. Cunningham "Darryl Cunningham" (Yorkshire, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Edwardian widow, Gene Tierney, flees her overbearing in-laws to buy a small cottage by the sea. With small daughter and maid in tow, the formidable Mrs Muir sets up home in this idyllic setting. However, the house is haunted by the ghost of a sea captain, who doesn't much care for women invading, what he still sees, as his home.

At first, the uncouth captain (played with bearded handsomeness by Rex Harrison) tries to scare off the beautiful widow, but to no avail. She is tough and unmoving. A bickering friendship then begins to develop between the prim lady and the worldly-wise sailor. She agrees to write the captain's memoirs for him (a great success). Gradually unspoken feelings begin to deepen between the two, despite the obvious impossibility of their relationship.

Eventually Mrs. Muir meets a charming writer who manages to seduce her. You know this guy is no good, because he's played by George Sanders (the arch cad of many Hollywood films).

What I love about this film is that it starts off as a light comedy, but as the film progresses, the mood darkens, and then darkens again. The years roll by, while Bernard Herrman's romantic and doom-laiden music, crashes like waves on a beach.

The ending is tragic, uplifting and very, very moving.

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A quiet, quite charming romantic comedy, 2 Aug 2004
By Miguel M. Santos "miguelmsantos" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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A quiet, quite charming romantic comedy from director Joseph L Mankiewicz, who later directed "All About Eve". A widow (Gene Tierney) decides to leave her husband's family and move to the sea side. There she moves to a house where a captain (Rex Harrison) had live and die and she falls in love with his ghost. Although not much happens in the film, you still can't help falling in love with it. Gene Tierney is lovely, Rex Harrison is close to top form, George Sanders is at his slimy best and look for a very young Natalie Wood as Gene Tierney's daughter. The DVD looks very good and sounds quite good as well, doing justice to one of Bernard Herrmann's best and most famous scores. Let yourself fall in love with it.
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