"THE SPIRIT... so willing! THE FLESH... so weak! THE ROMANCE... so wonderful!"

1947

1h 45m

7.5(367 votes)

Romance

Fantasy

Drama

Overview

In 1900, young widow Lucy Muir learns that her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Gene Tierney

Lucy Muir

Rex Harrison

Capt. Daniel Gregg

George Sanders

Miles Fairley

Edna Best

Martha Huggins

Vanessa Brown

Anna Muir as an Adult

Anna Lee

Mrs. Fairley

Robert Coote

Mr. Coombe

Natalie Wood

Anna Muir as a Child

Isobel Elsom

Angelica Muir

Victoria Horne

Eva Muir

Creative team

Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Written by: Philip Dunne
Produced by: Fred Kohlmar

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