Magnificent Obsession (1954 film)
| Magnificent Obsession | |
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Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown | |
| Directed by | Douglas Sirk |
| Screenplay by | Robert Blees |
| Adaptation by | Wells Root |
| Based on | Magnificent Obsession (1929 novel) by Lloyd C. Douglas Magnificent Obsession (1935 screenplay) Sarah Y. Mason and Victor Heerman |
| Produced by | Ross Hunter |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Edited by | Milton Carruth |
| Music by | Frank Skinner |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $5.2 million (US and Canada rentals) |
Magnificent Obsession is a 1954 American melodrama film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson, and Barbara Rush. It is a remake of the 1935 film, starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor. Both film versions are adapted from the 1929 novel Magnificent Obsession by Lloyd C. Douglas.
Sirk sometimes claimed that the story was based distantly on the Greek legend of Alcestis.