The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

★★★★★

Turkish title: Bir dulun hayatı

“THE SPIRIT... so willing! THE FLESH... so weak! THE ROMANCE... so wonderful!”

1947 · 1 h 44 min

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

ComedyDramaFantasy

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Cast

Gene Tierney Rex Harrison

Credits

Written by: Philip Dunne

Plot

A widow lives in a cottage haunted by a sea captain.

Sinekatalog’s take

Joseph L. Mankiewicz's romantic fantasy of a widow and a sea captain's ghost is gentle, witty and moving. Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison are wonderful, and Bernard Herrmann's score is superb.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (21,704 votes)
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