Magnificent Obsession
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Magnificent Obsession is a 1954 romantic drama film, based on Lloyd C. Douglas’s novel, known for its themes of redemption and self-sacrifice and for earning Jane Wyman an Academy Award nomination.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magnificent Obsession canonical | 12 |
| Magnificent Obsession (novel) | 2 |
| Magnificent Obsession (1935 film) | 1 |
| Magnificent Obsession (1954 film) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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romantic drama film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
Magnificent Obsession
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surface form:
Magnificent Obsession (novel)
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| authorOfSourceWork | Lloyd C. Douglas ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Magnificent Obsession
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surface form:
Magnificent Obsession (novel)
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| cinematographyBy | Russell Metty ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReputation | classic Hollywood melodrama ⓘ |
| director | Douglas Sirk ⓘ |
| distributedIn | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal-International Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Milton Carruth ⓘ |
| era | 1950s Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | studio-based production ⓘ |
| genre |
melodrama
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romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasAudienceReception | commercially successful ⓘ |
| hasSettingElement | American upper-class society ⓘ |
| leadActor | Rock Hudson ⓘ |
| leadActress | Jane Wyman ⓘ |
| musicBy | Frank Skinner ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | personal redemption through altruism ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Actress
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Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Actress for Magnificent Obsession (1954 film)
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| notableFor |
Jane Wyman’s Academy Award-nominated performance
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emotional melodrama ⓘ lush visual style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Douglas Sirk
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surface form:
Douglas Sirk filmography
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| producer | Ross Hunter ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal-International Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| remakeOf |
Magnificent Obsession
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surface form:
Magnificent Obsession (1935 film)
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| runtimeMinutes | 108 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Robert Blees
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Wells Root ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| starring |
Agnes Moorehead
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Barbara Rush ⓘ Gregg Palmer ⓘ Jane Wyman ⓘ Otto Kruger ⓘ Rock Hudson ⓘ Sara Shane ⓘ |
| studioSystem | Hollywood studio system ⓘ |
| theme |
redemption
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self-sacrifice ⓘ spiritual transformation ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Magnificent Obsession (1954 film)
this entity surface form:
Magnificent Obsession (novel)
subject surface form:
Magnificent Obsession (1954 film)
this entity surface form:
Magnificent Obsession (1935 film)
subject surface form:
Magnificent Obsession (1954 film)
this entity surface form:
Magnificent Obsession (novel)
subject surface form:
Jane Wyman
this entity surface form:
Magnificent Obsession (1954 film)