The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

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Summary: A Stunningly Beautiful Movie
Review: This movie is like magic on screen. If you like any of the old classics, purchase it immediately! Don't expect the illusions of computer generated graphics like today. Mrs. Muir ages with remarkably smooth skin, and Captain Gregg isn't very ghostly. But that's not the point of the movie. This is a movie about love.

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Summary: The Best!
Review: I never fully realized the strength and character of this movie, until I saw an episode of the thin, and rather weak TV show. There is truly NO comparing them. In the movie, Captain Gregg(played by Rex Harrison) is potrayed as he is meant to be: hot tempered and crusty, but with a charm all his own. Ditto for Gene Tierney's Mrs. Muir. There is an exceptional chemistry between the two stars that makes this ghostly romance seem entirely possible. One of the finest movies ever made. If you have ever seen the TV show, I recommend this movie: this is the REAL story. These are the REAL characters. If you've never seen the TV show watch this first, why settle for less? Everthing that makes this movie so great, the joy, the sadness, the lonliess, and the romantic charm and hidden, unspoken(but VERY obvious) love, is missing from the TV show. This is a movie that after seeing once, you'll think of it for days.

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Summary: Beautiful and touching!
Review: This movie is very interesting. It is hauntingly beautiful. It is a story about romance,tradgedy,family and everything in between.

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Summary: The most poignant love story ever made
Review: Of all the different versions of the Ghost and Mrs. Muir, this is undoubtedly the best. The acting, and portrayal of the characters is untouchable. Edward Mulhare and Hope Lange are wonderful in the TV show of the same name (1968-70), but Rex Harrison and Gene Tierney truly bring to life the story of Lucy Muir and Captain Daniel Gregg, in a way that has never been equaled. The most haunting scene is when Lucy falls in love with a smooth talking writer, and the Captain decides that he must leave so that he will not stand in the way of her happiness. While she's asleep, he convinces her that she will remember him, and forget him as she would a dream. I think this scene shows the extent of his love for her, as he gives up his own happiness, so that she will have a chance at some of her own. It will bring tears to your eyes because you can nearly feel the love, the heart-break, and the regret felt by the Captain. I have seen the Ghost and Mrs. Muir 62 times, and find that it becomes better everytime. A rare mix of superb acting, writng, music, and scenery. Highly recommended.

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Summary: A grown up love story
Review: This is a movie I first loved as a child. When I see it now as an adult, I realize that I was drawn to the strong female characters, the richly noble dignitity of the principal players, and the sense of distinct individuality between Mrs. Muir and the Ghost. These are two very unique and determined people whose love is evident from the first interaction.

When I am an old, old woman I will watch this movie, and think about the passage of death that is the last voyage for us all.

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Summary: Brings Tears Of Joy To Your Eyes and Heart
Review: Truly a classic which spawned a one time remake in 1955(The Captain and Mrs. MUir) and the popular sitcom from 1968, even a short-lived musical. Excellent performances by all, including a young Natalie Wood. Rex is at his best, as the standoffish and pompous ghost(A little nasally in his dialogue) who softens amidst the charms of Lucy Muir. Their relationship blossoms until the day where he has to let go and allow her to live her life and see mortal men. He leaves, already knowing what will come of her relationship but he knows he can only let Lucy find out for herself;therefore, he finds it better if he is completely out of the picture. This scene is filled with heartbreak, desire and sensuality. By the end of the movie you sit there with a lump in your throat and you wish that you too could be haunted by a dashing sea captain! A great precursor to the show which took several aspects of the movie and developed them as different story lines. I must say that Edward Mulhare's portrayal far outranks Rex's as both a strong, pompous and thoroughly charming ghost

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Summary: An excellent film
Review: I am 30 years old and I just viewed this movie on tv for the first time. I was hesitant to watch it as it was a black and white movie, ( not my preference ). The more I watched the more I liked. I enjoyed this movie so much, I searched Amazon.com for the title and now will own it very shortly.

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Summary: Try it, you'll like it!
Review: I never knew this movie existed until I came across it in the public library. I had always liked the tv series, so of course I checked it out. From the bio of the movie I thought it was going to be a comedy, but the movie had drama. It is a heart touching love story very cleverly done. Rex Harrison as the captain is excellent! The use of the sea to show the passing of time is clever. I have checked out the movie several times since the first and haven't tired of watching it. I like it so much I am buying it.

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Summary: If you love bigger than life romance, you'll love this film.
Review: Let me precede this review by saying that The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is not your classic ghost story. It's actually a purely lovely romance with the hard-to-resist theme of "impossible love" thrown in for good measure. I have seen this film five times and never tire of its simple and purely dignified love story. However, it is the strong underlying passion between the two main characters that is hard to resist. Rex Harrison is spectacularly appealing as Capt. Daniel Gregg and Gene Tierney is, of course, lovely and delivers a great, heart-aching performance. I loved the spooky oceanside setting and the cinematography is the right mixture of moody and mysterious. It's the kind of love relationship that is impossible to believe could exist, but the kind you wish for all your life. A very sentimental film with a more than satisfying ending.

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Summary: A Little Gem
Review: This is a fabulous film. The gorgeous Gene Tierney was born to play the widowed Lucy Muir--a young woman seeking personal fulfillment, as well as financial independence from her loathsome in-laws for herself and her young daughter, Anna (portrayed by Natalie Wood). While house hunting, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to a seaside dwelling considered uninhabitable by its agent and, after taking up residence, falls in love with the spectral former owner, Daniel Gregg (Rex Harrison), a full-of-himself sea captain who hasn't quite come to terms with his accidentally having taken his own life. After helping Lucy to acquire financial security, Gregg unselfishly opts to make the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of his soulmate: concerned that she feels divided between his world and that of the living, he suggests to her while she sleeps that her recollection of their association, if any, is a dream and so it is until the film's climax. This tender, perfectly-cast love story is presented without the slightest trace of mawkishness under Joseph L. Mankewicz' direction and the performances are all stellar--George Sanders as Lucy's caddish suitor is particularly entertaining. Bernard Herrmann's appropriately haunting soundtrack is justifiably famous--one can detect the direction he'll take in his future work--and is available on CD from Amazon. It's entertaining on its own and definitely worth having.
The DVD is mastered from a good print and has nice, crisp contrast; the audio is fine, too. I haven't watched the film with the commentary, but the extras are nice and include an A&E Biography segment of the life of Rex Harrison, a theatrical trailer, and a collection of stills. Viewers are offered a choice of Spanish or French dubbing, as well as Spanish or English subtitles, and the menus are easily navigable. This film spawned a short-lived, late-60's TV show starring Edward Mulhare and Hope Lange in the title roles, as well as a condensed, made-for-TV production on Fox's Hour of Stars in the late 50's that has only recently resurfaced--it stars Michael Wilding and Joan Fontaine.
Kudos to Fox for staying competitive with the likes of heavyweights such as Criterion and Kino in their treatment of the classics in their catalogue. They provide quality (including nice keep cases as opposed to Warner's crummy cardboard "snappers") at very attractive prices and are clearly attuned to the public's expectations unlike, for instance, Universal. Fox has made it very easy on the wallet to own some of the finest movies ever made. If you agree with me that they're doing a good job, drop them a line at [e-mail] to let them know.