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Magnificent Obsession [1954 film]

by Douglas Sirk (Director), Robert Blees (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Rudolph Anders (Actor), Alexander Campbell (Actor), Milton Carruth (Editor), Paul Cavanagh (Actor), Mae Clarke (Actor)19 more, Richard H. Cutting (Actor), Lloyd C. Douglas (Original book), Harvey Grant (Actor), Rock Hudson (Actor), Ross Hunter (Producer), Jack Kelly (Actor), Helen Kleeb (Actor), Otto Kruger (Actor), Joseph Mell (Actor), Russell Metty (Cinematographer), Agnes Moorehead (Actor), John Mylong (Actor), Judy Nugent (Actor), Fred Nurney (Actor), Gregg Palmer (Actor), Barbara Rush (Actor), Sara Shane (Actor), Frank Skinner (Composer), Jane Wyman (Actor)

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Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from a rescue team. They have to use the town's only resuscitator. At that same moment the beloved, local doctor has a heart attack and dies while waiting for the life-saving device. When Bob learns about the doctor's secret - to give selflessley and in secret - he decides to give it a try. He alienates the doctor's widow, Helen, with whom Bob has now fallen in love. His persistence causes another tragedy, and he must remake his life.… (more)
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Sirk, DouglasDirectorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Blees, RobertScreenwritermain authorall editionsconfirmed
Anders, RudolphActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Campbell, AlexanderActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Carruth, MiltonEditorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Cavanagh, PaulActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Clarke, MaeActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Cutting, Richard H.Actorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Douglas, Lloyd C.Original booksecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Grant, HarveyActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hudson, RockActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hunter, RossProducersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Kelly, JackActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Kleeb, HelenActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Kruger, OttoActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Mell, JosephActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Metty, RussellCinematographersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Moorehead, AgnesActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Mylong, JohnActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Nugent, JudyActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Nurney, FredActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Palmer, GreggActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Rush, BarbaraActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Shane, SaraActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Skinner, FrankComposersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Wyman, JaneActorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Brown, ReynoldCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from a rescue team. They have to use the town's only resuscitator. At that same moment the beloved, local doctor has a heart attack and dies while waiting for the life-saving device. When Bob learns about the doctor's secret - to give selflessley and in secret - he decides to give it a try. He alienates the doctor's widow, Helen, with whom Bob has now fallen in love. His persistence causes another tragedy, and he must remake his life.

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