Magnificent Obsession

Magnificent Obsession

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Magnificent Obsession

DIRECTED BYDouglas Sirk108mins1954

This was the moment unashamed... when this man and this woman felt the first ecstasy of their Magnificent Obsession

Reckless playboy Bob Merrick crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town’s only resuscitator while a local hero, Dr. Phillips, dies waiting for the life-saving device. Merrick then tries to right his wrongs with the doctor’s widow, Helen, falling in love with her in the process.

Other films by Douglas Sirk

Imitation of Life
All That Heaven Allows
Written on the Wind
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