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Woman Obsessed (1959)

Woman Obsessed poster
Directed by
Henry Hathaway
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A widow struggles to manage a rugged Canadian ranch with her eight-year-old son. The harsh conditions and personal loss shape their difficult daily life.

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What happens

Woman Obsessed is a 1959 American romantic drama film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Susan Hayward, Stephen Boyd, Barbara Nichols, Dennis Holmes, Theodore Bikel, Ken Scott, James Philbrook, and Florence MacMichael. The screenplay concerns the hardships faced by a widow and her eight-year-old son on a rugged Canadian ranch. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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