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Dragonwyck is a 1946 American period drama film made by Twentieth Century-Fox. It was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Ernst Lubitsch (uncredited) from a screenplay by Mankiewicz, based on the novel Dragonwyck by Anya Seton. The music score was by Alfred Newman and the cinematography by Arthur C. Miller. The film stars Gene Tierney, Walter Huston and Vincent Price.
Dragonwyck may refer to:
- Dragonwyck (novel), an historical romance novel by Anya Seton, first published in 1945
- Dragonwyck (film), a 1946 film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, based on the novel
Dragonwyck is a novel, written by the American author Anya Seton which was first published in 1944.
It is a fictional story of the life of Miranda Wells and her marriage to Nicholas Van Ryn, set against an historical background of the Patroon system, Anti-Rent Wars, the Astor Place Riots, and steamboat racing on the Hudson River.
The book focuses on Miranda Wells: her longing for her rich cousin Nicholas Van Ryn, her eventual marriage to him, and ultimate discovery of her husband's dark and twisted actions.
The novel was subsequently adapted into a film called Dragonwyck, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Vincent Price, and Glenn Langan.