The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
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75% Critic Match

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

THE SPIRIT... so willing! THE FLESH... so weak! THE ROMANCE... so wonderful!

7.5 / 10 1947 1h 45mNR English
RomanceFantasyDrama

Storyline

In 1900, young widow Lucy Muir learns that her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost.

Cast & Crew

Gene Tierney

Gene Tierney

Lucy Muir

Lead
Rex Harrison

Rex Harrison

Capt. Daniel Gregg

George Sanders

George Sanders

Miles Fairley

Edna Best

Edna Best

Martha Huggins

Vanessa Brown

Vanessa Brown

Anna Muir as an Adult

Anna Lee

Anna Lee

Mrs. Fairley

Robert Coote

Robert Coote

Mr. Coombe

Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood

Anna Muir as a Child

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joseph L. Mankiewicz's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker