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Gaslight (1960)

★ 10.0/10 90 min Thriller, Crime, TV Movie Germany German
Director: Wilm ten Haaf
Original Story: Patrick Hamilton
Theatre Play: Patrick Hamilton
Adaptation: Günter Bloecker
Teleplay: Wilm ten Haaf
Streaming: Not available

Description

Jack Manningham tries to drive his wife Bella out of her mind with cunning heartlessness. He hides things he previously gave her for safekeeping, makes household items disappear only to find them in the most unlikely places, and puts words in Bella's mouth that she never said. All to convince her that, like her deceased mother, she is suffering from a split consciousness and delusions of persecution.Jack Manningham has his reasons. He doesn't want Bella to realize that he returns via mysterious paths over the rooftops to spend hours searching for treasure in the carefully locked upper floor. Fate has linked Jack to the old house since the day he committed a murder in it. The gas light, whose glow diminishes when a lamp is lit in the house and brightens when it is extinguished, puts Bella on the trail of the strange connections for the first time.

Top Cast

Margot Trooger
Margot Trooger Mrs. Bella Manningham
Dieter Borsche
Dieter Borsche Mr. Jack Manningham
Hans Zesch-Ballot
Hans Zesch-Ballot Rough, Kriminalkommissar
Christiane Maybach
Christiane Maybach Nancy, Dienstmädchen
Else Quecke
Else Quecke Elisabeth, Haushälterin

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