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Gaslight

1940 · 84 min

A slow-burning, claustrophobic thriller that makes you feel the heroine's creeping paranoia as the gaslight flickers.

Directed by
Thorold Dickinson
Genres
Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell
Overview
Twenty years removed from Alice Barlow's murder by a thief looking for her jewels, newlyweds Paul and Bella Mallen move into the very house where the crime was committed. Retired detective B.G. Rough, who worked on the Barlow case, is still in the area and grows suspicious of Paul, who he feels bears a striking resemblance to one of Barlow's relatives. Rough must find the truth before the killer can strike again and reclaim his bounty.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Thorold Dickinson
Genres
Thriller, Mystery
Starring
Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • isolation
  • obsession
  • greed
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
thriller, mystery
Directed by
Thorold Dickinson
Written by
Bridget Boland, A.R. Rawlinson
Starring
Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell, Cathleen Cordell, Robert Newton, Jimmy Hanley, Minnie Rayner, Marie Wright
Music
Richard Addinsell
Cinematography
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Runtime
84 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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