Magnificent Obsession
“This was the moment unashamed... when this man and this woman felt the first ecstasy of their Magnificent Obsession”
Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator while a local hero, Dr. Phillips, dies waiting for the life-saving device. Merrick then tries to right his wrongs with the doctor’s widow, Helen, falling in love with her in the process.
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Cast
22 people
Jane Wyman
Helen Phillips
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The Lost Weekend
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Rock Hudson
Bob Merrick
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Seconds
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Barbara Rush
Joyce Phillips
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When Worlds Collide
Agnes Moorehead
Nancy Ashford
Known for
Bewitched
Citizen Kane
Otto Kruger
Edward Randolph
Known for
High Noon
Dracula's Daughter
Gregg Palmer
Tom Masterson
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The Creature Walks Among Us
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Paul Cavanagh
Dr. Henry Giraud
Known for
Tarzan and His Mate
House of Wax
Sara Shane
Valerie Daniels
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Tarzan's Greatest Adventure
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Richard H. Cutting
Dr. Derwin Dodge
Known for
Joan of Arc
Attack of the Crab Monsters
Judy Nugent
Judy
Known for
There's Always Tomorrow
Helen Kleeb
Mrs. Eden
Known for
The Waltons
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Rudolph Anders
Dr. Albert Fuss
Known for
The Great Dictator
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Douglas Sirk Director · Robert Blees Screenplay Lloyd C. Douglas Author
Worldwide gross $5.2M · United States release August 7, 1954 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$5,200,000
Production
Universal International Pictures
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Germany · June 19, 1954
Premiere · Berlin Film Festival
United States · August 7, 1954
Theatrical
United States
July 15, 1954 · Premiere · Cleveland, Ohio
August 4, 1954 · Premiere · New York City, New York
Belgium
August 7, 1954 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 6, 2000 · TV · Universal mj.gov.br
France
October 1, 1954 · Theatrical
Germany
October 28, 1954 · Theatrical
Italy
December 30, 1954 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 11, 1955 · Theatrical
August 30, 2003 · TV · Net 5
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