The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947 · Movie · NR · 105 min · ★ 7.5 · 95% critics
A young widow moves with her child to a seaside cottage to start over, only to discover it’s haunted by a blunt former sea captain. As she stands her ground, an unlikely bond forms, mixing humor, warmth, and longing while she tries to build an independent life and navigate new romantic attention.
Also known as L'aventure de Madame Muir
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Details
- Years
- 1947
- Release date
- 1947-05-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (355 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle, sentimental romance with a supernatural twist, witty sparring, and a cozy seaside mood; Not for you if you dislike slow pacing or old-fashioned melodrama like A Matter of Life and Death.
Pros: charming supernatural romance; moody seaside atmosphere; heartfelt emotional pull | Cons: slow stretches; uneven script; distracting early music
Themes
- sea
- widow
- bedroom
- cottage
- black and white
- dog
- seaside
- ghost
- children's book
- seaside town
- solitude
- cad
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1948 · nominated
Cast & crew
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. Fairley
Robert Coote
as Mr. Coombe
Natalie Wood
as Anna Muir as a Child
Isobel Elsom
as Angelica Muir
Victoria Horne
as Eva Muir
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz