Magnificent Obsession

Magnificent Obsession (1954) is a Universal International Pictures romantic feature film directed by Douglas Sirk; starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson. The screenplay was written by Robert Blees and Wells Root, after the book Magnificent Obsession by Lloyd C. Douglas. The film was produced by Ross Hunter. Sirk sometimes claimed that the story was based distantly on the Greek legend of Alcestis. Spoiled playboy Bob Merrick's (Rock Hudson) reckless... More

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  • Aug 4, 1954

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  • 1 h 48 min

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  • Magnificent Obsession

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Douglas Sirk

Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; April 26, 1897 – January 14, 1987) was a Danish-German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas in the 1950s. Sirk was born Hans Detlef Sierck in Hamburg, Germany to Danish parents. He was raised in Denmark, but later moved to Germany as a...

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  • 1954
  • Jan 20, 2009
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  • 1 h 48 min

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Awards

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Year Award Award Nominee
  • 1954

Academy Award for Actress in a Leading Role Nominees

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  • 689
  • 6.5

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Magnificent Obsession

Magnificent Obsession is a 1929 novel by Lloyd C. Douglas. It was one of four of his books that were eventually made into blockbuster motion pictures, the other three being The Robe, White Banners and The Big Fisherman. Robert Merrick is resuscitated by a rescue crew after a boating accident. The...

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