The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

7.8Approved104 minDirector: Joseph L. Mankiewicz

1947 film by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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 published only in the United Kingdom at that time. It was shot entirely in California.

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What is The Ghost and Mrs. Muir about?
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) — In 1900, Lucy Muir (Gene Tierney), widowed for one year, decides to move out of her controlling in-law's house in London to the English seaside with her adolescent daughter Anna (Natalie Wood) and their long devoted maid Martha (Edna Best). Despite the rental agent trying to diss
Is The Ghost and Mrs. Muir based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is The Ghost and Mrs. Muir scary?
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