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Rating: 7.328/10 by 425 users

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

Directing:
  • Orson Welles
  • Harry Mancke
  • Robert Wise
  • Fred Fleck
Writing:
  • Orson Welles
  • Booth Tarkington
Stars:
Release Date: Fri, Jul 10, 1942

Rating: 7.328/10 by 425 users

Alternative Title:
위대한 앰버슨가 - KR

Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 28 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0

Plot Keyword: small town, marriage proposal, jealousy, love of one's life, marriage crisis, only child

Joseph Cotten
Eugene Morgan
Dolores Costello
Isabel Amberson Minafer
Anne Baxter
Lucy Morgan
Tim Holt
George Minafer
Agnes Moorehead
Fanny Minafer
Ray Collins
Jack Amberson
Erskine Sanford
Roger Bronson
Richard Bennett
Major Amberson
Orson Welles
Narrator (voice)
Edwin August
Citizen (uncredited)
Georgia Backus
Matron (uncredited)
Harry A. Bailey
Citizen (uncredited)
Olive Ball
Mary (Maid) (uncredited)
Jack Baxley
Reverend Smith (uncredited)
William Blees
Young Man at Accident (uncredited)
Lyle Clement
Citizen (uncredited)
Bobby Cooper
George Minafer as a Boy (uncredited)
Don Dillaway
Wilbur Minafer (uncredited)
Heenan Elliott
Workman (uncredited)
John Elliott
Guest (uncredited)
William Elmer
Servant (uncredited)
James Fawcett
Citizen (uncredited)
Mel Ford
Fred Kinney (uncredited)
Nancy Gates
Girl (uncredited)
Nina Guilbert
Guest (uncredited)
Maynard Holmes
Citizen (uncredited)
Edward Howard
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Harry Humphrey
Citizen (uncredited)
Elmer Jerome
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
J. Louis Johnson
Sam (Butler) (uncredited)
Lew Kelly
Citizen (uncredited)
Del Lawrence
Citizen (uncredited)
Bert LeBaron
Citizen (uncredited)
John McGuire
Young Man (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Policeman (uncredited)
Anne O'Neal
Mrs. Foster (uncredited)
Gil Perkins
Citizen (uncredited)
Charles R. Phipps
Uncle John (uncredited)
Hilda Plowright
Nurse (uncredited)
Drew Roddy
Elijah (uncredited)
Henry Roquemore
Hardware Man (uncredited)
Jack Santoro
Barber (uncredited)
Gus Schilling
Drug Clerk (uncredited)
Kathryn Sheldon
Matron (uncredited)
Sada Simmons
Wife (uncredited)
Dorothy Vaughan
Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
James Westerfield
Policeman at Accident (uncredited)
Joe Whitehead
Citizen (uncredited)

CinemaSerf

This is a actually quite a sad story; though given the wealth and opportunity offered the young "George" (Tim Holt) it might seem fatuous to say so. He is born into a family with money, status and privilege so, consequently, grows up into a young man with little, if any, appreciation of anything - all he wants to do is sail boats. As the plot develops, we see the return of "Eugene" (Joseph Cotton) the man his mother, now widowed, (Dolores Costello) really did love before a childish spat drove her into the arms of the dreary, but reliable, "Wilbur". "George" is determined to ensure that any rekindling of their erstwhile romance is well and truly throttled and so, broadly speaking, misery ensues for all concerned. That "George" is heading for a fall is writ large, and there is soon quite a queue of folks happy to oblige as his arrogance and thoughtlessness causes havoc to all - including himself. It is a gentle melodrama and it is largely devoid of any action, in the typical sense, but the characters do epitomise the wastrel, take-it-for-granted attitudes of the bored, wealthy, aspiring and just plain ignorant very well. Agnes Moorhead stands out as "Fanny", the spinster who tries to keep "George" from his own worst excesses, and Orson Welles resists the temptation to be too judgmental (or overbearing) with his narrative that gently guides us along, now and again.


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