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By Love Possessed

1961Movie⏱️ 1h 55mNot Rated
DramaMystery
5.4
IMDB Rating
709 votes

Neurotic woman engages in an affair with the law partner of her impotent husband.

Director
John Sturges
Writers
Charles Schnee, James Gould Cozzens, Ketti Frings
Stars
Lana Turner, Jason Robards, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Release Date
November 23, 1961
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 23
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Lana Turner
Lana Turner
as Marjorie Penrose
Jason Robards
Jason Robards
as Julius Penrose
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
as Arthur Winner
George Hamilton
George Hamilton
as Warren Winner
Susan Kohner
Susan Kohner
as Helen Detweiler
Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
as Noah Tuttle
Everett Sloane
Everett Sloane
as Dr. Reggie Shaw
Yvonne Craig
Yvonne Craig
as Veronica Kovacs
Gilbert Green
Gilbert Green
as Mr. Woolf
Frank Maxwell
Frank Maxwell
as Jerry Brophy

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.66 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
76 Farmers Row, Groton, Massachusetts, USA
Production
The Mirisch Corporation, Seven Arts Productions, Miral Productions

🏷️ Keywords

affairbased on novelhalloweenwoman

🎯 Categories

DramaMystery

⭐ Featured Review

mediocre certainly, but not without its merits
by Ted_Parkinson2005-08-05
5/10

"It is certainly not a great movie, but it makes enjoyable television watching. The cinematography is great. It's fun just watching the marvelous rooms with the elaborate woodwork, sweeping hallways. These folks live very well. The camera is quite static so it is a visually appealing, quiet movie with very literate characters. It is fun just watching these drab folks live among such rich colors. Their lives may not be a rich tapestry, but their backgrounds sure are. OK, the plot is very melodramatic and a bit contrived. Folks have very big problems (infidelity, crimes, court drama, family..."

💡 Did You Know?

Interviewed a few years later, Jason Robards claimed that this was "the worst film ever made."

📖 Synopsis

Neurotic woman engages in an affair with the law partner of her impotent husband.