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In countless ways visible and invisible, Sirk's sly subversion skewed American popular culture, and helped launch a new age of irony.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Written on the Wind
This woman in his arms was now the wife of the man he called his best friend!
1956 · 1h 39m · Approved
Drama, Romance
Directed by
Douglas Sirk
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Written on the Wind
Overview
Mitch Wayne is a geologist working for the Hadleys, an oil-rich Texas family. While the patriarch, Jasper, works hard to establish the family business, his irresponsible son, Kyle, is an alcoholic playboy, and his daughter, Marylee, is the town tramp. Mitch harbors a secret love for Kyle's unsatisfied wife, Lucy -- a fact that leaves him exposed when the jealous Marylee accuses him of murder.
Director and cast
- Douglas Sirk Director
- Rock Hudson as Mitch Wayne
- Lauren Bacall as Lucy Moore Hadley
- Robert Stack as Kyle Hadley
- Dorothy Malone as Marylee Hadley
- Robert Keith as Jasper Hadley
- Grant Williams as Biff Miley
- Robert J. Wilke as Dan Willis
- Edward Platt as Dr. Paul Cochrane
- Harry Shannon as Hoak Wayne
- John Larch as Roy Carter
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