Possessed1947 is the second and latest film noir classic upgraded to bluray through the warner archive collection following the superb out of the past1947 a few months ago and should please fans of both the film and joan crawford. Like most movie genres, film noir tends to focus on male concerns, with plots built around male. In 1947 bernhardt directed possessed, featuring joan crawford in an academy awardnominated turn as a mentally unstable woman. This is crawfords second go at the title possessed. Van heflen, as the cynical war vet, and raymond massey, as the stern industrialist, give outstanding support. The performances are striking and memorable, and many scenes are likely to haunt me, even if the film is a bit too sprawling and unfocused to hit all its targets. Possessed is a 1947 american film noir psychological drama directed by curtis bernhardt, starring joan crawford, van heflin, and raymond massey in a tale. Original warner brothers one sheet poster 27x41 for the curtis bernhardt film noir thriller, possessed 1947 starring joan crawford, van heflin, and raymond massey. Original possessed 1947 movie poster in vg condition for. Psychological thrillers were all the rage after the end of world war ii. With crawford at her filmnoirqueen best, be assured it hurts so good. Renowned producer and film executive charlie band has produced a welter of movies over the years for many different companies. Possessed 1947 film opening scene joan crawford by veronique laurent.
Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Academy award winner joan crawford earned another best actress nomination for her tourdeforce performance in possessed 1947 which opens with crawford portraying a woman found wandering the. Possessed 1947 after last weeks conflict, heres another solid bernhardt noir entry. But there have been some noir exceptions, a number of which feature joan crawford, i. Possessed is a 1947 american film noir psychological drama directed by curtis bernhardt, starring joan crawford, van. Possessed on dvd 012569673083 from warner bros directed by curtis bernhardt. Directed by william wellman bunny lake is missing 1965 directed by otto preminger. Final thoughts a riveting psychological melodrama, possessed supplies joan crawford with her meatiest role, and she plays it to the hilt, wringing every drop of. This word is applied to the right and enjoyment of a termor or a person having a term, who is said to be possessed, and not seized. Possessed ist ein usamerikanischer film noir aus dem jahr 1947. The screenplay by ranald macdougall and silvia richards was based upon a story by rita weiman. The book, also known in english as the devils and the demons, is a reflection of dostoyevskys belief that revolutionists possessed the soul of russia and that, unless exorcised by a renewed faith in orthodox. Taken to a mental hospital, she weaves a harrowing tale of.
No, we instead get 1947s possesed, a melodrama soaked in film noir. Repossessed film, a parodyspoof film from 1991 starring leslie. Possessed 1931 stream and watch online a pennsylvanian joan crawford leaves her smalltown suitor wallace ford and becomes a rich new york lawyers clark gable mistress. This movie of obsession has been replayed much better since possessed but it is nonetheless a memorable film thanks to the great joan crawford. The film is the story of marian martin, a factory worker who rises to the top as the mistress of a wealthy attorney. Casper are barely allowed to voice a complete thought.
Possessed 1947 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Possessed gojira album possessed venom album the possessed comics, 2003. Possessed is a 1947 american film noir psychological drama directed by curtis bernhardt, starring joan crawford, van heflin, and raymond massey in a tale about an unstable womans obsession with her exlover. Now he is back with the forbidden worlds imprint, offering fare such as possessed, which centers around some ghoulish themes that should be. Possessed is a 1931 american precode drama film directed by clarence brown, starring joan crawford and clark gable, and released by metrogoldwynmayer. Possessed film synonyms, possessed film pronunciation, possessed film translation, english dictionary definition of possessed film. Possessed film definition of possessed film by the. Possessed roller coaster, a steel impulse coaster at dorney park formerly referred to as voodoo. Possessed 1947 full movie download full hd youtube. Controlled by a spirit, demon, god, or other supernatural. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing possessed 1947 near you. The damned dont cry 1950 is a film noir smashup, with crawford as a low rent dame who brazens her way into becoming a furlined mobsters moll it was. Coffee was adapted from the 1920 broadway play the mirage by edgar selwyn. But lydia has vanished, leaving behind clues that force joanna to believe in the unbelievable.
A bloodchilling ghost story with more surprises than the dark, possessed by evil. In all your life youve seen no portrayals to match the thrill of the unquenchable love of joan crawford for van heflin in possessed. The joan crawford collection humoresque possessed 1947. In the film she plays louise howell, a woman who begins to suffer a mental breakdown after the man van heflin she loves walks away from her. The film is flawed, and so is crawfords performance, but the paranoid animal glint. Possessed 1947 sorry but we dont appear to have a description for possessed. Possessed 1947 out of 4 joan crawfords incredible performance is the highlight of this thriller. Possessed 1947 not to be confused with the 1931 precode crawford melodrama, curtis bernhardt brings his german expressionist style to bear on this freudian study of a psychotic breakdown.
Watch masterpiece theatre season 1, episode 17 the possessed 1. Crawford is simply outstanding in her role as louise howell, an unstable and frustrated woman driven into. These six episodes of masterpiece theatre are based on dostoyevskys book the possessed, also called the devils 1872. Possessed 1947 original theatrical trailer youtube. In this melodrama, a small town factory worker decides to hit the bigtime and so heads for new york in search of a wealthy man. Approved 1h 48min crime, drama, filmnoir 26 july 1947 usa. Demonic possession, spirit possession by a malevolent entity. Empire pictures and full moon are just a couple of the production companies that have been led by the irrepressible band. Possessed 1947 official trailer joan crawford, van heflin thriller. Geraldine brooks has her first major film role here as the daughterlove interest of van heflins character. The one whod been ready to shoot him over the five crumpled dollar bills in his jeans pocket. Possessed starts out with a promising story of obsession and mental instability, but collapses under the heft of a murder mystery and love triangle with a leading man who lacks any necessary flair. In short, possessed tells the story of a woman joan crawford who is obsessed with her exlover and over the course of the film loses her sanity. With joan crawford, van heflin, raymond massey, geraldine brooks.
Overview of possessed, 1947, directed by curtis bernhardt, with joan crawford, van heflin, raymond massey, at turner classic movies. Staring joan crawford, van heflin, gerald perreau and geraldine brooks. Possessed is a film programme that first aired in 1947 and has been classified a u certificate. The man may not have been one of the great noir directors as witnessed by this films repetitive psychobabble by the doctors, the undeveloped plot device. Joan crawford said this was the most difficult role she ever played. Street date october 21, 2014 available through the warner archive collection 17. Possessed 1947 07261947 us drama, romance, thriller 1h 48m user score.
Quotes tagged as thepossessed showing 16 of 6 not that he regretted having killed the guy in stockton. Possessed is film noir at its best and probably showcases joan crawfords best acting performance on screen. Possessed novel, a 1939 novel by witold gombrowicz. An oilmans bride sees her exboyfriend romance her stepdaughter, and it drives her mad. After last weeks conflict, heres another solid bernhardt noir entry. Possessed, a 1931 drama starring clark gable and joan crawford. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 53 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 2 film editing by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 makeup department 1 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 1. The possessed, novel by fyodor dostoyevsky, published in russian in 1872 as besy.
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