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Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 19, 1946

Runtime

1h 43m

Genres

Drama, Romance, Thriller

User Score

66%

Original Title

Dragonwyck

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Director

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Revenue

$3,000,000

Description

For Miranda Wells, moving to New York to live in Dragonwyck Manor with her rich cousin, Nicholas, seems like a dream. However, the situation gradually becomes nightmarish. She observes Nicholas' troubled relationship with his tenant farmers, as well as with his daughter, to whom Miranda serves as governess. Her relationship with Nicholas intensifies after his wife dies, but his mental imbalance threatens any hope of happiness.