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A Stolen Life (1946)

A Stolen Life poster
Directed by
Jack Gage, Curtis Bernhardt
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 58 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman loses her identity after a tragedy at sea. Her sister tries to take over her life, including the man she loved.

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What happens

A Stolen Life is a 1946 American drama film starring Bette Davis, who also produced it. The film, based on the 1935 novel A Stolen Life by Karel Josef Benes, was directed by Curtis Bernhardt. Among the supporting cast are Glenn Ford, Dane Clark, Peggy Knudsen, Charlie Ruggles, and Bruce Bennett. It is a remake of the 1939 British film Stolen Life starring Elisabeth Bergner and Michael Redgrave. It was nominated for Best Special Effects (William C. McGann; Special Audible Effects by Nathan Levinson) at the 19th Academy Awards, but lost to Blithe Spirit. The second time Davis played twin sisters was in Dead Ringer (1964). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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