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Dragonwyck (1946) was a Drama - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Ernst Lubitsch.

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Gene Tierney unravels the mystery surrounding “Dragonwyck”

By Stephen Reginald on Jul 21, 2021 From Classic Movie Man

Gene Tierney unravels the mystery surrounding “Dragonwyck” Dragonwyck (1946) is an American historical drama directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Vincent Price, and Glenn Langan. The film is based on the bestselling novel of the same name by An... Read full article


Dragonwyck

By Barry P. on Apr 18, 2020 From Cinematic Catharsis

(1946) Written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz; Based on the novel by Anya Seton; Starring: Gene Tierney, Vincent Price, Walter Huston, Glenn Langan, Anne Revere and Vivienne Osborne; Available on Blu-ray (Region B) and DVD Rating: ****½ “I didn’t expect you to understan... Read full article


Dragonwyck (1946)

on Sep 22, 2014 From Journeys in Classic Film

Dragonwyck holds much in common with a lot of movies, maybe because author Anya Seaton spent a couple weeks locked up with Gothic romances. If you’ve sat and enjoyed Rebecca, Jane Eyre, or Wuthering Heights than Dragonwyck has a lot of merit with its sumptuous costumes and sets inhabited by a ... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: DRAGONWYCK (1946)

By Jennifer Garlen on Nov 1, 2012 From Virtual Virago

Although it’s not as well known today as Gothic thrillers like Rebecca (1940) and Gaslight (1944), Dragonwyck (1946) sprang from the tremendous vogue for romantic thrillers that those movies helped to establish during the 1940s. The picture was adapted from a 1944 novel by Anya Seton, and the ... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: DRAGONWYCK (1946)

By Jennifer Garlen on Nov 1, 2012 From Virtual Virago

Although it’s not as well known today as Gothic thrillers like Rebecca (1940) and Gaslight (1944), Dragonwyck (1946) sprang from the tremendous vogue for romantic thrillers that those movies helped to establish during the 1940s. The picture was adapted from a 1944 novel by Anya Seton, and the ... Read full article


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Magda: [to Miranda] You mustn't take me seriously, Miss. No one ever does.


Ephraim Wells: There's something peculiar about a man who orders supper someplace when he's someplace else! How did he know what I wanted to eat?
Miranda Wells: But there's everything here that you could possibly want.
Ephraim Wells: Everything is what no man should ever want!


Nicholas Van Ryn: You might as well be on your father's knee! Do you believe there is a God who spends eternity snooping on human behavior and punishing all violators of the pastors latest sermon?


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Last film in the long career of Vivienne Osborne.
Vincent Price lost 30lbs. for the film.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 20, 1947 with Vincent Price reprising his film role.
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Also directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz




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Also produced by Darryl F. Zanuck




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Also released in 1946




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