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My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel

Mystery · Romance · Drama · 1952

A young man plots revenge against the woman he believes murdered his cousin, but his plans are shaken when he comes face to face with the enigmatic beauty.

Movie details

My Cousin Rachel

“She makes a secret potion for her lovers to drink!”

1952 Mystery · Romance · Drama 1h 38m

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6.7 / 10

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A young man plots revenge against the woman he believes murdered his cousin, but his plans are shaken when he comes face to face with the enigmatic beauty.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Henry Koster

Written by

Nunnally Johnson

Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland

Rachel Ashley

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Philip Ashley

Audrey Dalton

Audrey Dalton

Louise Kendall

Ronald Squire

Ronald Squire

Nicholas Kendall

George Dolenz

George Dolenz

Guido Rainaldi

John Sutton

John Sutton

Ambrose Ashley

Tudor Owen

Tudor Owen

Seecombe

Court is in session

Put My Cousin Rachel on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.