Fresh
[Sirk provides] a coolly formal approach to otherwise unwieldy projects.
Don Druker, Chicago Reader
Magnificent Obsession
This was the moment unashamed... when this man and this woman felt the first ecstasy of their Magnificent Obsession
1954 · 1h 48m · Not Rated
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Douglas Sirk
Overview
Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator while a local hero, Dr. Phillips, dies waiting for the life-saving device. Merrick then tries to right his wrongs with the doctor’s widow, Helen, falling in love with her in the process.
Director and cast
- Douglas Sirk Director
- Jane Wyman as Helen Phillips
- Rock Hudson as Bob Merrick
- Barbara Rush as Joyce Phillips
- Agnes Moorehead as Nancy Ashford
- Otto Kruger as Edward Randolph
- Gregg Palmer as Tom Masterson
- Sara Shane as Valerie Daniels
- Paul Cavanagh as Dr. Henry Giraud
- Judy Nugent as Judy
- Richard H. Cutting as Dr. Derwin Dodge
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Primary credit for mooring the picture to an earthly and earthy plane belongs to the two stars.
Howard Thompson, New York Times
Fresh
An extraordinary film about vision.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
It is a sensitive treatment of faith told in terms of moving, human drama which packs emotional impact.
Variety
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