The Magnificent Ambersons

14A
1h 28m
1942
7.315 /10 (433)

Real life screened more daringly than it’s ever been before!

Overview

The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 1942-07-10

Top Billed Cast

Joseph Cotten

Eugene Morgan

Dolores Costello

Isabel Amberson Minafer

Anne Baxter

Lucy Morgan

Tim Holt

George Minafer

Agnes Moorehead

Fanny Minafer

Ray Collins

Jack Amberson

Erskine Sanford

Roger Bronson

Richard Bennett

Major Amberson

Orson Welles

Narrator (voice)

Edwin August

Citizen (uncredited)

Georgia Backus

Matron (uncredited)

Harry A. Bailey

Citizen (uncredited)

Olive Ball

Mary (Maid) (uncredited)

Jack Baxley

Reverend Smith (uncredited)

William Blees

Young Man at Accident (uncredited)

Lyle Clement

Citizen (uncredited)

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