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Magnificent Obsession is a 1954 American romantic drama film directed by Douglas Sirk starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson. It is a remake of the 1935 film by the same name, starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor. Both are based on the 1929 novel Magnificent Obsession by Lloyd C. Douglas.
A rich playboy causes the death of a doctor and tries to win his widow's love. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this Douglas Sirk-directed film.
Sep 14, 2015 · Magnificent Obsession 1954 | Drama, Romance HD. Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, Agnes MooreheadWhen churlish, spoiled rich man Bob Merrick foolishly wrecks his speed boat, the rescue team resuscitates...
A Douglas Sirk melodrama starring Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman as a playboy and a widow who are linked by fate. The film features a high-definition restoration, an audio commentary, and interviews with filmmakers who admire Sirk.
Magnificent Obsession is a 1935 drama film based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Lloyd C. Douglas. The film was adapted by Sarah Y. Mason, Victor Heerman, and George O'Neil, directed by John M. Stahl, and stars Irene Dunne, Robert Taylor, Charles Butterworth, and Betty Furness.
Drama Romance. The life of spoiled rich Robert Merrick is saved through the use of a hospital's sole resuscitator, but because the medical device cannot be in two places at once, it results in the death of Dr. Hudson, a selfless, brilliant surgeon and generous philanthropist.
You could call Magnificent Obsession the defining film in the career of the Douglas Sirk, the German-born director who came to cinema from avant-garde theater and found an unlikely marriage of the two in a string of Hollywood melodramas. It was a long road to find and perfect that alchemy.
