The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

Directed by

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Genre

drama film, fantasy film, comedy film, romance film, ghost film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 360 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A widow moves into a seaside cottage and discovers it is haunted by the ghost of its former owner, a sea captain. They strike up an unlikely but close friendship that shapes her life.

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What happens

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is a 1947 American supernatural romantic fantasy film starring Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and is based on a 1945 novel written by Josephine Leslie under the pseudonym of R.A. Dick. In 1945, 20th Century-Fox bought the film rights to the novel, which had been published only in the United Kingdom at that time. It was shot entirely in California. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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