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The Magnificent Ambersons

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The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

Top Cast

  • Joseph Cotten

    Joseph Cotten

    Eugene Morgan

  • Dolores Costello

    Dolores Costello

    Isabel Amberson Minafer

  • Anne Baxter

    Anne Baxter

    Lucy Morgan

  • Tim Holt

    Tim Holt

    George Minafer

  • Agnes Moorehead

    Agnes Moorehead

    Fanny Minafer

  • Ray Collins

    Ray Collins

    Jack Amberson

  • Erskine Sanford

    Erskine Sanford

    Roger Bronson

  • Richard Bennett

    Richard Bennett

    Major Amberson

  • Orson Welles

    Orson Welles

    Narrator (voice)

Overview

The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

Rating

7.3 / 10
477 Reviews
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1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 Jun 26, 2022

    This is a actually quite a sad story; though given the wealth and opportunity offered the young "George" (Tim Holt) it might seem fatuous to say so. He is born into a family with money, status and privilege so, consequently, grows up into a young man with little, if any, appreciation of anything - all he wants to do is sail boats. As the plot develops, we see the return of "Eugene" (Joseph Cotton) the man his mother, now widowed, (Dolores Costello) really did love before a childish spat drove her into the arms of the dreary, but reliable, "Wilbur". "George" is determined to ensure that any rekindling of their erstwhile romance is well and truly throttled and so, broadly speaking, misery ensues for all concerned. That "George" is heading for a fall is writ large, and there is soon quite a queue of folks happy to oblige as his arrogance and thoughtlessness causes havoc to all - including himself. It is a gentle melodrama and it is largely devoid of any action, in the typical sense, but the characters do epitomise the wastrel, take-it-for-granted attitudes of the bored, wealthy, aspiring and just plain ignorant very well. Agnes Moorhead stands out as "Fanny", the spinster who tries to keep "George" from his own worst excesses, and Orson Welles resists the temptation to be too judgmental (or overbearing) with his narrative that gently guides us along, now and again.

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