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My Cousin Rachel ()

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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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  • Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Rachel Ashley (as Olivia deHavilland)
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Philip Ashley
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Louise Kendall
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Nicholas Kendall
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Guido Rainaldi
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Ambrose Ashley
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Seecombe
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Rev. Pascoe
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Townsman at Church Service (uncredited)
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Mrs. Pascoe (uncredited)
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Signora (uncredited)
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Philip - Age 15 (uncredited)
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Servant (uncredited)
Robert Haines ...
Townsman at Church Service (uncredited)
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Tamblyn (uncredited)
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Philip - Age 10 (uncredited)
Alma Lawton ...
Mary Pascoe (uncredited)
Ola Lorraine ...
Pascoe Daughter (uncredited)
Thomas Martin ...
Townsman at Church Service (uncredited)
Kathleen Mason ...
Pascoe Daughter (uncredited)
Bruce Payne ...
Groom (uncredited)
George Plues ...
Coachman (uncredited)
Earl Robie ...
Philip - Age 5 (uncredited)
Oreste Seragnoli ...
Servant (uncredited)
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Caretaker (uncredited)
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Townsman at Church Service (uncredited)
Trevor Ward ...
Lewin (uncredited)
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Foreman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Henry Koster

Written by

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Nunnally Johnson ... (screen play)
 
Daphne Du Maurier ... (from the novel by) (as Daphne du Maurier)

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Nunnally Johnson ... producer

Music by

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Franz Waxman

Cinematography by

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Joseph LaShelle ... director of photography

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Louis R. Loeffler ... (as Louis Loeffler)

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John DeCuir ... (as John De Cuir)
Lyle R. Wheeler ... (as Lyle Wheeler)

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Walter M. Scott

Costume Design by

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Dorothy Jeakins

Makeup Department

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Ben Nye ... makeup artist
Esperanza Corona ... hairdresser (uncredited)
Frank Prehoda ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Joseph C. Behm ... unit production manager (uncredited)
Max Golden ... assistant production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Arthur Lueker ... assistant director
Bruce Fowler Jr. ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Don B. Greenwood ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Alfred Bruzlin ... sound
Roger Heman Sr. ... sound (as Roger Heman)

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Ray Kellogg ... special photographic effects

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Arthur Graham ... camera operator (uncredited)
Cliff Maupin ... still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Charles Le Maire ... wardrobe director
Joan Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)
Ed Ware ... wardrobe (uncredited)

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Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator (as Edward Powell)
Leonid Raab ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Franz Waxman ... conductor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Doris Drought ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Hilda Grenier ... technical advisor (uncredited)
Anthony Jowitt ... dialogue director (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

When Philip Ashley's much-loved (and rich) cousin Ambrose dies, he is convinced that Ambrose was murdered by his new wife Rachel to inherit his wealth. But when he meets Rachel and falls in love with her, he knows that his suspicions must have been unfounded. But were they, or is Rachel just trying to use Philip to get at the estate Ambrose left to him instead of to her? And will she murder him next? Written by Ken Yousten

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Also Known As
  • Daphne du Maurier's My Cousin Rachel (United States)
  • Rachel My Darling (India, English title)
  • Ma cousine Rachel (France)
  • Meine Cousine Rachel (Germany)
  • Mi prima Rachel (Spain)
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  • 98 min
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Budget $1,200,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Richard Burton's posthumously-published diaries reveal that he accepted the role of Philip in this film because it was being planned as a comeback vehicle for Greta Garbo under the direction of his friend George Cukor, whom he regarded as one of the great Hollywood directors. He claims that Garbo personally told him she would only do the film with him as her leading man. After negotiations with both Garbo and Cukor fell through (Garbo never made another film, and Cukor was replaced by Henry Koster and he and Burton never worked together), Burton remained attached to the project, which was re-fashioned as a vehicle for Olivia de Havilland. Burton claims that de Havilland was impossibly arrogant following her recent Oscar win for The Heiress (1949), insisted on having sole above-the-title billing, and would not allow anyone to address her by her first name, only by "Miss de Havilland". He found this state of affairs preposterous and was rude about her for the rest of his life whenever the film (which he also disliked) came up in interviews. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Richard Burton: In from the Cold (1988). See more »
Quotes Philip Ashley: Because I love her and nothing else! It isn't a little loving. It isn't a fancy. It isn't something you'd turn on and off. It's everything I think and feel and want and know. And there's no room in me for anything else. And never will be again.
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