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Possessed (1947)

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Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 7
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Release Date: Jul 26, 1947 Wide

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We first meet Joan Crawford, star of the moody flashbackfest Possessed, wandering aimlessly through the city streets, moaning "David....David." She goes to pieces in public and is rushed to the mental ward, where a team of psychiatrists try to find out who she is and where she's been. Who she is is a practical nurse, hired by Raymond Massey to care for Massey's invalid wife. While going about her duties, Crawford renews her acquaintance with an old flame, architect Van Heflin. Though Heflin is

Unrated, 1 hr. 49 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Directed By: Curtis Bernhardt

Written By: Silvia Richards

In Theaters: Jul 26, 1947 Wide

On DVD: Jun 14, 2005

Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast

Griff Barnett
Coroner
Joan Crawford
Louise Howell Graham
Monte Blue
Norris
Van Heflin
David Sutton
Raymond Massey
Dean Graham
Geraldine Brooks
Carol Graham
Nana Bryant
Pauline Graham
Stanley Ridges
Dr. Harvey Williard
Lisa Golm
Elsie
Douglas Kennedy
Assistant District Atto...
Don McGuire
Dr. Craig
Moroni Olsen
Dr. Ames
Gerald Perreau-Saissine
Wynn Graham
John Ridgely
Lt. Harker
Erskine Sanford
Dr. Max Sherman
Wheaton Chambers
Waiter
Tristram Coffin
Man at Concert
Nell Craig
Nurse
Bunty Cutler
Nurse
Ralph Dunn
Motorman
Jacob Gimpel
Walter Sveldon
Creighton Hale
Secretary
Jane Harker
1st College Girl
Eddie Hart
Bartender
Peggy Leon
Wedding Guest
Robert Lowell
Face
Rory Mallinson
Coroner's Assistant
Frank Marlowe
Proprietor
Philo McCullough
Butler
Jack Mower
Man
Sarah Padden
Caretaker's Wife
Jeffrey Sayre
Dance Extra
Henry Sylvester
Dean's Secretary
Max Wagner
Man in Cafe
Richard Walsh
Faces
Isabel Withers
Nurse Rosen
Clifton Young
Intern
Richard Bartell
Men in Cafe
Rose Plummer
Woman in Cafe
James Conaty
Foreman
Martha Montgomery
2nd College Girl
Paul Bradley
Wedding Guest

Critic Reviews for Possessed

All Critics (10) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (1) | DVD (10)

It's a role that Crawford was born to play, but ultimately the film is too campy to be memorable.

June 12, 2005 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

A heavy, slow, but worthwhile noir with a key Joan Crawford performance and under-appreciated work by her homme fatale, Van Heflin.

June 7, 2005 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Dan Callahan

Slant Magazine

Possessed does have a few very good insights into the self-abasing aggressiveness of unrequited love.

June 7, 2005 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Dan Callahan

Slant Magazine

Too heavy with German stimmung.

December 19, 2003 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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I was completly expecting a different thing. Something between paranormal and suspense...but no. The movie is about this woman with serious mental problems. Filmed back in 1947 but impecable directed, the camera angles are great. Almost everything is really good, the acting, the cinematography, the story. The end I

August 16, 2011

Sergio Garcia

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Excellent movie, I loved how this was filmed - the whole beginning of the movie as she wanders down the street half crazy reminded me of photography,Truly an enthralling movie, following Louise (Joan Crawford), who is obsessed with the caddish David and driven to insanity by having to watch him with her daughter in

November 23, 2008

Nicki Marie

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