Magnificent Obsession
“This was the moment unashamed... when this man and this woman felt the first ecstasy of their Magnificent Obsession”
Douglas SirkCast
Jane Wyman 
Rock Hudson 
Barbara Rush
Credits
Written by: Lloyd C. Douglas
Plot
A reckless playboy tries to redeem himself after he is indirectly responsible for the death of a doctor, and for the blindness of the doctor's widow.
Sinekatalog’s take
Douglas Sirk's glossy melodrama has Rock Hudson's playboy seeking redemption by helping the widow he blinded. Lush, absurd and beautifully made, it is a defining weepie of Technicolor excess.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (8,789 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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