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Magnificent Obsession is a 1954 American romantic drama film directed by Douglas Sirk starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson. It is a remake of the 1935 film by the same name, starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor. Both are based on the 1929 novel Magnificent Obsession by Lloyd C. Douglas.
A rich playboy who kills a doctor by accident tries to help his widow and falls in love with her. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this Douglas Sirk-directed film.
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- Drama, Romance
- Douglas Sirk
- 1954-08-07
Magnificent Obsession is a 1929 novel by American author Lloyd C. Douglas. It was one of four of his books that were eventually made into blockbuster motion pictures, the other three being The Robe, White Banners and The Big Fisherman.
Magnificent Obsession. Reckless playboy Bob Merrick (Rock Hudson, in his breakthrough role) crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator—at the very moment that a beloved local doctor has a heart attack and dies waiting for the lifesaving device.
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Find out who starred in and worked on the classic romance film Magnificent Obsession, directed by Douglas Sirk and based on a novel by Lloyd C. Douglas. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, cinematographers, and more on IMDb.
Brief Synopsis. A playboy becomes a doctor to right the wrong he's done to a sightless widow.
When churlish, spoiled rich man Bob Merrick foolishly wrecks his speed boat, the rescue team resuscitates him with equipment that's therefore unavailable to aid a local hero, Dr. Wayne Phillips, who dies as a result.
