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Dragonwyck (1946)
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Vincent Price, Glenn Langan
Runtime103 min
RatingNR
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A simple Connecticut farm girl is recruited by a distant relative, an aristocratic patroon, to be governess to his young daughter in his Hudson Valley mansion.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Dragonwyck, the 1946 film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, has received a mixed critical reception, with some praising its Gothic atmosphere and narrative while others finding it uneven. The film did not receive any major awards recognition. Audience reception has been moderately positive, with an IMDb rating of 7.0/10 based on over 3,500 user reviews.
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Fans of classic Hollywood dramas and thrillers will appreciate the moody, suspenseful atmosphere that director Joseph L. Mankiewicz brings to the 1946 film Dragonwyck, featuring a standout performance from Vincent Price as the enigmatic and unsettling patroon.
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Dragonwyck is a 1946 American period drama film made by Twentieth Century-Fox. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Ernst Lubitsch (uncredited), from a screenplay by Mankiewicz, based on the novel Dragonwyck by Anya Seton. The music score was by Alfred Newman, and the cinematography by Arthur C. Miller. The film stars Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, and Vincent Price.
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