Dragonwyck

Dragonwyck

"Secret thoughts... That led to secret love... That led to rapture and terror!"

1946

1:43:38

Rate

6.7/10 (110)

Genre

Drama
Romance
Thriller

Plot

For Miranda Wells, moving to New York to live in Dragonwyck Manor with her rich cousin, Nicholas, seems like a dream. However, the situation gradually becomes nightmarish. She observes Nicholas' troubled relationship with his tenant farmers, as well as with his daughter, to whom Miranda serves as governess. Her relationship with Nicholas intensifies after his wife dies, but his mental imbalance threatens any hope of happiness.

Director

Joseph L. Mankiewicz