# Gaslight (1940)

> A sinister Victorian marriage turns a supposedly haunted house into a machine for isolating and discrediting an increasingly terrified woman.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/37748

## Facts

- Runtime: 84 min
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery
- Director: Thorold Dickinson
- Cast: Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell, Cathleen Cordell, Robert Newton, Jimmy Hanley, Minnie Rayner, Marie Wright
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031359/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: oppressive, foreboding, suspenseful, classic film night, gothic movie marathon

## Synopsis

A chilling tale of love and madness unfolds within the walls of a haunted Victorian home.

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