Storyline

For Miranda Wells (Gene Tierney), moving to New York to live in Dragonwyck Manor with her rich cousin, Nicholas (Vincent Price), seems like a dream. However, the situation gradually becomes nightmarish. She observes Nicholas' troubled relationship with his tenant farmers, as well as with his daughter (Connie Marshall), to whom Miranda serves as governess. Her relationship with Nicholas intensifies after his wife dies, but his mental imbalance threatens any hope of happiness.

Plot Keywords

wealthy man, governess, rich girl, farmer, doctor, drug addict, suspenseful, eerie, melodramatic, new york state, manor, curse, relocation, drug addiction, unhappy marriage, class conflict, wretched excess, forbidden love, discovery, rescue, 1840s

Short Review

The film keeps the audience completely unsettled. [Full Review in Spanish]

Trailer

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