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The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

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  • Drama
  • Romance

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 (507 votes)
Release date
July 10, 1942
Runtime
1h 28m
Language
English
Director
Orson Welles
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Joseph CottenEugene Morgan
  • Dolores CostelloIsabel Amberson Minafer
  • Anne BaxterLucy Morgan
  • Tim HoltGeorge Minafer
  • Agnes MooreheadFanny Minafer
  • Ray CollinsJack Amberson
  • Erskine SanfordRoger Bronson
  • Richard BennettMajor Amberson
  • Orson WellesNarrator (voice)
  • Edwin AugustCitizen (uncredited)
  • Georgia BackusMatron (uncredited)
  • Harry A. BaileyCitizen (uncredited)

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