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title: "Magnificent Obsession (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]"
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# Magnificent Obsession (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]

**Price:** E£ 4490
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- **What is this?** Magnificent Obsession (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]
- **How much does it cost?** E£ 4490 with free shipping
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## Description

Product Description Reckless playboy Bob Merrick (Rock Hudson, in his breakthrough role) crashes his speedboat, requiring emergency attention from the town s only resuscitator at the very moment that beloved local Dr. Phillips has a heart attack and dies waiting for the life-saving device. Thus begins one of Douglas Sirk's most flamboyant master classes in melodrama, a delirious Technicolor mix of the sudsy and the spiritual in which Bob and the doctor s widow, Helen (Jane Wyman), find themselves inextricably linked to one another amid a series of increasingly wild twists, turns, trials, and tribulations. For this release, Criterion also presents John M. Stahl's 1935 film version of the Lloyd C. Douglas novel, starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor.SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES: New, restored high-definition digital transfer Audio commentary featuring film scholar Thomas Doherty Magnificent Obsession (1935, 102 minutes): a new digital transfer of John M. Stahl s complete earlier version of the film Douglas Sirk: From UFA to Hollywood (1991): a rare 80-minute documentary by German filmmaker Eckhart Schmidt in which Sirk reflects upon his career Video interviews with filmmakers Allison Anders and Kathryn Bigelow, paying tribute to Sirk Theatrical trailer PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Geoffrey O Brien Review An extraordinary film. --Time Out

Review: Excellent DVD and inspirational story. - This has been a treat to find this movie. I first saw this movie as a child one evening on TV on a movie channel and it is a great story. It’s a very inspirational movie. The movie quality of the DVD is excellent.
Review: Great movie a “must have”! - If you have not seen this movie, you must! There is a remake on TV, but it does not their original. This is and I am delighted with my purchase!

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B001ILTUL0 |
| Actors  | Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson |
| Aspect Ratio  | 1.33:1 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #39,463 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #1,573 in Romance (Movies & TV) #6,095 in Drama DVDs |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (497) |
| Director  | Douglas Sirk |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer  | No |
| Item model number  | CRRN1789DVD |
| MPAA rating  | NR (Not Rated) |
| Media Format  | Color, DVD, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Special Edition |
| Number of discs  | 2 |
| Product Dimensions  | 0.56 x 5.34 x 7.52 inches; 3.84 ounces |
| Release date  | January 20, 2009 |
| Run time  | 1 hour and 48 minutes |
| Studio  | Criterion Collection |

## Product Details

- **Contributor:** Douglas Sirk, Jane Wyman, Rock Hudson
- **Format:** Color, DVD, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Special Edition
- **Genre:** Drama
- **Language:** English
- **Number Of Discs:** 2

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent DVD and inspirational story.
*by B***S on October 16, 2025*

This has been a treat to find this movie. I first saw this movie as a child one evening on TV on a movie channel and it is a great story. It’s a very inspirational movie. The movie quality of the DVD is excellent.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great movie a “must have”!
*by K***E on October 6, 2025*

If you have not seen this movie, you must! There is a remake on TV, but it does not their original. This is and I am delighted with my purchase!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ BAD, AT ITS BEST
*by T***S on June 27, 2013*

I forgot just how bad/great this movie is. In fact, I forgot how true this is to all Douglas Sirk's movies, but this my favorite. I remember seeing this on NBC's Saturday Nights at the Movies when I was a kid. Where to begin. The acting is wooden (although Hudson is always wooden, no pun intended) the sound stage scenes are so lavish and over the top and the music, OMG, the music. Between the defining sounds of violins and a chorus sounding like angles as the sky opens it is enough to make you want to cry (from laughter). Yet, it was the beginning of a string of very highly successful, Technicolor extravaganza's that the public wanted. Soap opera at ITS BEST! The story is so ludicrous (as all of Sirk's stories were) that I will not even address because so many have. It truly defies logic in any sense of the word....again, a HUGE trademark for movies back in the 50s. The cinematography is breathtaking, the use of Technicolor to paint a deep, deep pallet is mesmerizing and the sheer joy of being transported into another place and time in order to forget your own problems of the day is what makes movies, movies. This one has all three in spades. Wyman is excellent, a consummate professional. Hudson is wooden and can't act, which is what gives him his charm...who needs those incidentals when you look like that. If you purchase only one Douglas Sirk movie this is the one to own. Although Imitation of Life (1959)and All That Heaven Allows (1956) come real close. It is bad acting, bad movie, bad everything at its FINEST. Which is what makes it so GREAT! ENJOY!

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