The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

1947Movie⏱️ 1h 44mApproved

ComedyDramaFantasyMysteryRomanceThriller

⭐ 7.8

IMDB Rating

22,276 votes

In 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost.

Director

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Writers

Philip Dunne, R.A. Dick

Stars

Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, George Sanders

Release Date

June 18, 1947

Language

English

Country

United States

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Wins

🎯 1

Nominations

💬 178

Reviews

📋 17.4K

Watchlists

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🎭 Top Cast

Gene Tierney

as Lucy Muir

Rex Harrison

as Capt. Daniel Gregg

George Sanders

as Miles Fairley

Edna Best

as Martha Huggins

Vanessa Brown

as Anna Muir as an Adult

Anna Lee

as Mrs. Miles Fairley

Robert Coote

as Mr. Coombe

Natalie Wood

as Anna Muir as a Child

Isobel Elsom

as Angelica Muir

Victoria Horne

as Eva Muir

💰 Box Office

$29,545

Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Stillwater Cove Regional Park, Pebble Beach, California, USA

Production

Twentieth Century Fox

🏷️ Keywords

ghostbased on novelcharacter name in titledropping a glassmilk

🎯 Categories

Period DramaComedyDramaFantasyMysteryRomanceThriller

⭐ Featured Review

Charming fantasy set in a seaside cottage...

by Doylenf • 2001-06-21

"Gene Tierney is an impoverished widow who manages to find a suitable seaside cottage for herself, her maid and her daughter (Natalie Wood), only to discover that its former occupant is a strong-willed, salty sea captain (Rex Harrison) who is opposed to anyone else living at Gull Cottage. How their relationship grows and changes is the basis for the rest of the fantasy. Tierney has her best role since 'Laura' as the lovely widow, engaging in many witty dialogs with Harrison's ghost with their relationship ultimately leading to a wistful ending. The mood of the period fantasy is..."