Summary
For Miranda Wells, moving to New York to live in Dragonwyck Manor with her rich cousin, Nicholas, seems like a dream. However, the situation gradually becomes nightmarish. She observes Nicholas' troubled relationship with his tenant farmers, as well as with his daughter, to whom Miranda serves as governess. Her relationship with Nicholas intensifies after his wife dies, but his mental imbalance threatens any hope of happiness.
Details
Release Date: April 19, 1946
Runtime: 103 minutes
Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 6.7/10 (113 votes)
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Cast
Gene Tierney
Miranda Wells
Walter Huston
Ephraim Wells
Vincent Price
Nicholas Van Ryn
Glenn Langan
Dr. Jeff Turner
Anne Revere
Abigail Wells
Spring Byington
Magda
Connie Marshall
Katrine Van Ryn
Harry Morgan
Klaas Bleecker
Vivienne Osborne
Johanna Van Ryn
Jessica Tandy
Peggy O'Malley
Trudy Marshall
Elizabeth Van Borden
Gertrude Astor
Nurse (uncredited)
Robert Baldwin
Farmer (uncredited)
Ruth Cherrington
Dowager (uncredited)
Scott Elliott
Tommy Wells (uncredited)
Pierce Lyden
Murdered Man (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Servant (uncredited)
Charles Waldron
Farmer (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth
Farmer (uncredited)
Walter Baldwin
Tom Wilson (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette
Farmer (uncredited)
Bill Carter
Man (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
Farmer (uncredited)
Tom Fadden
Otto Gebhardt (uncredited)
Ruth Ford
Cornelia Van Borden (uncredited)
Henry Hebert
Party Guest (uncredited)
Robert "Buzz" Henry
Messenger Boy (uncredited)
Harry Humphrey
Farmer (uncredited)
Boyd Irwin
Tompkins the Butler (uncredited)
Ted Jordan
Man (uncredited)
Jane Nigh
Tabby Wells (uncredited)
Francis Pierlot
Dr. Brown (uncredited)
Addison Richards
Head Farmer (uncredited)
Reinhold Schünzel
Count De Grenier (uncredited)
Grady Sutton
Astor House Clerk (uncredited)
Douglas Wood
Mayor Curtis (uncredited)