Gaslight

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film psychological thriller film

Gaslight is a 1944 psychological thriller film, directed by George Cukor and starring Ingrid Bergman, that popularized the term "gaslighting" to describe psychological manipulation.

Aliases (2)

Gaslight (1944 film) ×52
Gaslight (1940 British film) ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film → psychological thriller film →
academyAward	Academy Award for Best Actress →
academyAwardNomination	Academy Award for Best Actor → Academy Award for Best Art Direction → Academy Award for Best Cinematography → Academy Award for Best Picture → Academy Award for Best Screenplay → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress →
academyAwardRecipient	Ingrid Bergman →
antagonistCharacter	Gregory Anton →
basedOn	Gas Light (1938 play) →
basedOnAuthor	Patrick Hamilton →
blackAndWhite	true →
cinematographyBy	Joseph Ruttenberg NERFINISHED →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	George Cukor →
distributor	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer →
distributorRegion	United States →
editedBy	Ralph E. Winters NERFINISHED →
filmFormat	35 mm →
genre	mystery film → psychological thriller →
hasLegacy	influenced usage of "gaslighting" in psychology and popular culture →
leadActorForCharacter	Charles Boyer as Gregory Anton → Ingrid Bergman as Paula Alquist →
leadCharacter	Paula Alquist →
musicBy	Bronisław Kaper →
notableFor	popularizing the term "gaslighting" for psychological manipulation →
originalLanguage	English →
plotKeyword	emotional abuse → marital relationship → murder mystery → psychological manipulation →
producer	Arthur Hornblow Jr. →
productionCompany	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer →
releaseDate	May 4, 1944 →
releaseYear	1944 →
remakeOf	Gaslight (1940 British film) →
runtimeMinutes	114 →
screenwriter	John L. Balderston NERFINISHED → John Van Druten → Walter Reisch →
settingLocation	London →
starring	Angela Lansbury → Charles Boyer → Dame May Whitty → Ingrid Bergman → Joseph Cotten NERFINISHED →
timePeriodSetting	Victorian era →
title	Gaslight →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Angela Lansbury → Arthur Hornblow Jr. ("Gaslight (1944 film)") → George Cukor → Ingrid Bergman → Ingrid Bergman → Joseph Cotten →	notableWork
George Cukor →	directed
Gaslight (1944 film) ("Gaslight (1940 British film)") →	remakeOf
Gaslight (1944 film) →	title