Gaslight is a 1944 American psychological horror film directed by George Cukor and starring Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, May Whitty, and Angela Lansbury. Ingrid Bergman won the 1945 Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role, it also won for Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White and was nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role for Charles Boyer, Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Angela Lansbury, Best Writing, Screenplay, and Best Cinematography, Black-and-White.
Plot[]
In Victorian-era London, a young woman with her husband moves into the house where famous actress aunt was murdered and the killer was never found. Soon, she starts to lose her mind, but a young detective investigating soon discovers the husband is prompting a sinister agenda.
Cast[]
- Charles Boyer as Gregory Anton
- Ingrid Bergman as Paula Alquist
- Joseph Cotten as Brian Cameron
- May Whitty as Miss Thwaites
- Angela Lansbury as Nancy
- Barbara Everest as Elizabeth
- Emil Rameau as Maestro Guardi
- Edmund Breon as General Huddleston
- Halliwell Hobbes as Mr. Muffin
- Tom Stevenson as Williams