Released Date:
1936-12-25
Languages:
English
Countries:
UK
Runtime:
85 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.1 (1019 Reviews)
Director:
Alexander KordaCarl Zuckmayer (film play)
June Head (scenario)
This character study joins the painter at the height of his fame in 1642, when his adored wife suddenly dies and his work takes a dark, sardonic turn that offends his patrons. By 1656, he is bankrupt but consoles himself with the company of pretty maid Hendrickje, whom he's unable to marry. Their relationship brings ostracism but also some measure of happiness. The final scenes find him in his last year, 1669, physically enfeebled but his spirit undimmed.
Released Date:
1937-02-19
Languages:
English
Countries:
UK
Runtime:
82 min
Rated:
UNRATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.1 (838 Reviews)
H.G. Wells (short story)
H.G. Wells (scenario and dialogue)
George McWhirter Fotheringay, while vigorously asserting the impossibility of miracles, suddenly discovers that he can perform them. After being thrown out of a bar for what is thought to be a trick, he tests his powers and eventually sends a policeman to Hades by accident. Worried, he sends the police officer to San Francisco, and seeks advice from the local clergyman, Mr Maydig. Maydig, after having Fotheringay's powers demonstrated to him, quickly planning for reform of the world by means of miracle, but eventually Fotheringay orders a miracle which, due to clumsy wording, backfires. He relinquishes his power and returns to the time before he had it.
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