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Gaslight

1940
Suspense/Thriller
Mystery
1h 24m
Twenty years ago, old Mrs. Barlow was killed in her home at 12, Pimlico Square for her priceless rubies. The murderer searched the whole house without finding them, then disappeared. The house has been empty since then, but now Paul and Bella Mallen move into the apartment. Bella Mallen suffers from forgetfulness and nervousness - at least that is what her husband tells her. An elderly horse wrangler, B.G. Rough worked as a policeman twenty years ago and still remembers the unsolved case... (imdb)
Directed by:
Thorold Dickinson
Written by:
Patrick Hamilton A.R. Rawlinson
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Starring:
Anton Walbrook Anton Walbrook Diana Wynyard Diana Wynyard Kathleen Harrison Kathleen Harrison Robert Newton Robert Newton Frank Pettingell Cathleen Cordell Minnie Rayner
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Genres:
Suspense/Thriller, Mystery
Country:
UK
Language:
English
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Gaslight

1940
Suspense/Thriller
Mystery
1h 24m
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w00dyW00DY
Rated 17 Aug 2012
76
74th
It's slightly unpolished but 'Gaslight' is a fine thriller. Walbrook's turn as the villainous husband is nothing short of terrific.
Rated 17 Aug 2012
lonewolf2003Lonewolf2003
Rated 11 May 2018
80
79th
Anton Walbrook is amazing in this. He is the embodiment of a gaslighting abuser.
Rated 11 May 2018
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 06 Nov 2011
71
37th
This really isn't a bad movie, but the remake improves on it in almost every way. Is it better to slowly build tension, or cut to the chase? I felt like this was a little too rushed, getting straight to the beats of the plot without building that sense of dread and helplessness. As for the casting, Boyer vs.Walbrook: draw. Wynyard vs. Bergman: Bergman. Pettingell vs. Cotten: Pettingell better character, Cotten better performance. Again, not a bad movie but the remake does it so much better.
Rated 06 Nov 2011
videoetronVideoetron
Rated 25 Mar 2023
70
78th
Interesting and sucks you right into it even if one might fear it would be too dated to be catchy. Not many abuse-themed thrillers leave me too concerned, but this one had me horrified at the cruelty of the husband character and the helplessness of the wife.
Rated 25 Mar 2023
twincinematwincinema
Rated 16 Apr 2023
70
52nd
I feel bad for this film from 1940. It is a fine film, but really gets overshadowed by the much better remake from 1944. I am sure those who worked on the film, despite certainly being dead by now, appreciates that.
Rated 16 Apr 2023
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 07 Mar 2014
3
73rd
Not quite the excellent noir-ish thriller I thought I remembered. Maybe I saw the other version as a child. It's ok though.
Rated 07 Mar 2014
lance20000lance20000
Rated 13 Jan 2020
80
64th
The superior of the two versions made.
Rated 13 Jan 2020
fenixdownfenixdown
Rated 17 Nov 2013
78
66th
A good thriller.
Rated 17 Nov 2013
kfolkfol
Rated 24 Jun 2023
31
23rd
"Now you're helpless and I'm mad." Despite the brilliant ending, I didn't like this film. I think that it would have been so much better with the absence of a score, the silence was really needed to add to the dread and would have served Wyngard and Walbrook's acting well. The ex policeman served as more of an interruption to the suspense than anything important. It's unfortunate, I was sure I'd like it.
Rated 24 Jun 2023
afx237viafx237vi
Rated 11 Apr 2012
75
77th
A neat psychological thriller that gets the balance right between dark and light. On one hand, you have a deliciously cruel Anton Walbrook mentally torturing his poor wife... and on the other hand you have some light relief offered up by the saucy maid and Petingell's Sherlockian character, who treats the whole thing as if it's a big game. I haven't seen the 1944 version yet, but thought this was good fun.
Rated 11 Apr 2012
nathanbatesNathanBates
Rated 14 Apr 2019
80
78th
(I can't compare this to the 1944 version, because I haven't seen that one yet.) A brooding thriller with an excellent cast. The photography mostly works, although at times, it does feel like it's a stage play trying to remember it's now a movie.
Rated 14 Apr 2019
janusjanus
Rated 21 Jun 2015
70
51st
This could definitely have been better (eager to see the remake), but it's no slouch. The plot is a classic tale of deception by methods now named after the film. While Anton Walbrook's character's actions are well into Snidely Whiplash territory, his performance brings just the right amount of charm to feel truly creepy and threatening; he does with the role what Vincent Price might have, with none of the reputation.
Rated 21 Jun 2015
oskarhuoskarhu
Rated 05 Apr 2024
75
38th
The main setup works and develops nicely until the final fourth where it loses its finesse. Overall a lesser film compared to its American remake.
Rated 05 Apr 2024
punqPUNQ
Rated 13 Nov 2015
80
99th
Dark and well staged film. Uses psychology like few other films of the time. A credit that should go to the source material of Patrick Hamilton play. The writing is shear brilliance, which is why it's so enduring on both sides of the continent. All the actors have to do is follow the easy instructions as Diana Wynyard with her gentle approach lives the character with Anton Walbrook performance gradually growing into the part of the manipulative husband. Wonderful film!
Rated 13 Nov 2015

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