Dragonwyck

Name: Dragonwyck
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Released: 1946
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Vincent Price, Glenn Langan, Anne Revere

1946 · 103 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 5,690 VOTES · DIR. Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,383 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:12 - Ma! - What in the heaven's name?

00:04:39 Keep and preserve us through the night. Amen.

00:08:50 Everything.

00:12:28 I daresay we don't understand each other's viewpoint.

00:16:37 I trust you'll be happy here.

00:20:34 "with vassals and serfs at my side.

00:25:09 I could see tonight it was the first time.

00:28:59 Not anyone who came off a farm to live at Dragonwyck.

00:32:38 I'm tired of listenin' and talkin' and listenin'!

00:36:37 Who is his patron?

00:42:02 But we've always closed the manor in the winter and gone to New York.

00:45:46 You still haven't told me what changed your mind.

00:49:16 (Clock Chiming)

00:54:24 but then it was loud and ugly, and my head ached with the noise.

00:58:52 Thank you, Jeff.

01:03:48 Do you love him very much?

01:08:07 I missed you terribly.

01:11:31 Do you believe there is a God who spends eternity snooping on human behavior...

01:16:28 When I tried to resign from the case, he had me locked in my room!

01:21:16 You'll ruin your eyes.

01:26:05 Is it as simple as that?

01:30:39 - Of Johanna. - Why?

01:36:48 Lives, liberties, happinesses...

01:42:30 Would next week be too soon?

Cast & Characters

Gene Tierney Miranda Wells Walter Huston Ephraim Wells Vincent Price Nicholas Van Ryn Glenn Langan Dr. Jeff Turner Anne Revere Abigail Wells Spring Byington Magda Connie Marshall Katrine Van Ryn Harry Morgan Klaas Bleecker Vivienne Osborne Johanna Van Ryn Jessica Tandy Peggy O'Malley

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,383

Dialogue density13.4 lines / min

First line00:01:12

Final line01:42:30

Production Record

DirectorJoseph L. Mankiewicz

LanguageEnglish

Revenue$3,000,000

IMDb votes5,690