1947 · 105 min · NR

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

Name: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Released: 1947
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, George Sanders, Edna Best, Vanessa Brown

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz · Romance, Fantasy, Drama

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) is a Romance film, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz set in England during the 1900s. It runs 105 minutes and is rated NR.

A haunted house, with a romantic and melancholic tone. Themes of love & longing, isolation, and mortality & aging run throughout.

Composer

Bernard Herrmann

Cinematography

Charles Lang

Cast

Gene TierneyRex HarrisonGeorge SandersEdna BestVanessa BrownAnna LeeRobert CooteNatalie Wood

The world of this film

Setting

Where

England

Setting

Coastal Sea

When

1900s

Premise & themes

Premise

Haunted House

Themes

Love & Longing Isolation Mortality & Aging

Tone

RomanticMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Two HanderFemale Led

Pacing

Measured

Based on

Pure Fiction

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