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Cast
- Charles BoyerGregory Anton
- Ingrid BergmanPaula Alquist
- Joseph CottenBrian Cameron
- May WhittyBessie Thwaites
- Angela LansburyNancy Oliver
- Barbara EverestElizabeth Tompkins
- Emil RameauMaestro Guardi
- Edmund BreonGeneral Huddleston
- Halliwell HobbesMr. Muffin
- Tom StevensonWilliams
Recommendations
- 100
The Hollywood Reporter
Direction by George Cukor is ever a display of fine craftsmanship. He utilizes small mosaics of sharp characterization in building to his climax and works in each facet faultlessly. This is the job for which Cukor admirers have been waiting. - 88
Chicago Tribune
Somewhat illogical but full of terrifyingly sustained sado-masochistic emotion. [05 Dec 1997, p.L] - 83
Entertainment Weekly
It’s canny, gothic fun, helped along by Lansbury (in her film debut) as a tarty maid who delights in overstepping boundaries. - 80
Los Angeles Times
What keeps "Gaslight" burning is its tantalizing aura of mystery. [10 Feb 1994, p.5] - 75
Chicago Reader
George Cukor carefully avoids the obvious effects in telling this story of a husband (Charles Boyer) attempting to drive his wife (Ingrid Bergman) insane; instead, this 1944 film is one of the few psychological thrillers that is genuinely psychological, depending on subtle clues—a gesture, an intonation—to thought and character. - 75
ReelViews
Yes, the ending is weak, and there are aspects of the story that don't stand up to scrutiny, but this is the kind of effectively-crafted, well-acted motion picture that rises above its faults to earn its "classic" appellation. - 75
LarsenOnFilm
It’s often asked why battered women don’t “just leave.” Gaslight evokes the sort of psychological intimidation and cruel mind games that make it so much more complicated than that. - 70
The New York Times
Prepare yourselves rather for a lengthy and restless stretch on tenterhooks.
