Gaslight (1940)
1940 · Feature film · 84 min · dir. Thorold Dickinson
- Drama
- Mystery
Synopsis
Gaslight is a 1940 British psychological thriller directed by Thorold Dickinson starring Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard and Frank Pettingell. It was written by A. R. Rawlinson and Bridget Boland.
Synopsis from Wikipedia
Details
- Director
- Thorold Dickinson
- Writer
- A.R. Rawlinson
- Composer
- Richard Addinsell
- Cinematography
- Bernard Knowles
- Studio
- British National Films
- Released
- 1940-08-31
- Running time
- 84 minutes
Cast & crew
Thorold Dickinson Director
Diana Wynyard
Anton Walbrook
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Excellent. · Salpro · 2023-04-08
Lower key and slightly abbreviated antecedent of the 1944 Hollywood version, which included more details and background story. Nonetheless a sterling production.
★★★★★ · Gaslight 1940 Great Britain · The Spanman · 2023-11-20
This is the original. It remains unsurpassed in its filming and shadow effects. This is a truly frightening chronicle of a narcissistic psychopath and his intended victim. The gaslighting now proceeds with a societal delusion which conceals false religion, a shadow government and a globalization of the military, pharmaceutical and the corporate-industrial complex. Apocalyptic gaslighting is now the order of the day.
