Gaslight

Name: Gaslight
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Film-Noir
Released: May 4, 1944
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 78
Cast: Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten

1944

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) | Release Date: May 4, 1944 | Passed

Starring: Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten

Summary: Years after her aunt was murdered in her home, a young woman moves back into the house with her new husband. However, he has a secret that he will do anything to protect, even if it means driving his wife insane.

Director: George Cukor

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Film-Noir

Rating: Passed

Runtime: 114 min

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Direction by George Cukor is ever a display of fine craftsmanship. He utilizes small mosaics of sharp characterization in building to his climax and works in each facet faultlessly. This is the job for which Cukor admirers have been waiting. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

Somewhat illogical but full of terrifyingly sustained sado-masochistic emotion. [05 Dec 1997, p.L]

Tim Purtell

It’s canny, gothic fun, helped along by Lansbury (in her film debut) as a tarty maid who delights in overstepping boundaries. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

The climax is a workmanlike rise of psychological terror, but the whole exercise looks self-consciously careful. Read full review

Dave Kehr

George Cukor carefully avoids the obvious effects in telling this story of a husband (Charles Boyer) attempting to drive his wife (Ingrid Bergman) insane; instead, this 1944 film is one of the few psychological thrillers that is genuinely psychological, depending on subtle clues—a gesture, an intonation—to thought and character. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Yes, the ending is weak, and there are aspects of the story that don't stand up to scrutiny, but this is the kind of effectively-crafted, well-acted motion picture that rises above its faults to earn its "classic" appellation. Read full review

Eric Henderson

Gaslight is an expertly directed and evenly paced slow burn (and Dame May Whitty is a stitch, though underused, as a nosy neighbor lady), but its lack of a sound moral and psychological center renders it totally transitory and forgettable. Read full review

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May 1, 2023

Gaslight is an iconic noir detective film. A great example of how a film can be a detective, a family drama, and a thriller. And it's all in the noir genre. It is difficult to imagine that modern cinema is able to repeat this with the same level. That's the value of Gaslight. It's rare for aGaslight is an iconic noir detective film. A great example of how a film can be a detective, a family drama, and a thriller. And it's all in the noir genre. It is difficult to imagine that modern cinema is able to repeat this with the same level. That's the value of Gaslight. It's rare for a film to have such an impact that its name becomes a household name. Ingrid Bergman's chic acting, even after 70 years, can be admired. Victorian is also well-conveyed, even the black and white shooting didn't stop it. Of course, it is transmitted more through the interiors of the heroes' house and costumes.… Expand

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