Peter Ibbetson
| Peter Ibbetson | |
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| Directed by |
Henry Hathaway Ray Lissner (assistant) |
| Produced by | Louis D. Lighton |
| Written by |
Story: George du Maurier John Nathaniel Raphael Screenplay: John Meehan Edwin Justus Mayer Waldemar Young Constance Collier Vincent Lawrence |
| Starring |
Gary Cooper Ann Harding |
| Music by | |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | Stuart Heisler |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time
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88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Peter Ibbetson is an American black-and-white drama film released in 1935 and directed by Henry Hathaway.
The picture is based on a novel by George du Maurier, first published in 1891. In 1917, du Maurier's story was adapted into a very successful Broadway play starring John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Constance Collier and Laura Hope Crews. The story had also been filmed in 1921, as a silent film called Forever (1921), directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring the popular Wallace Reid. In the years that followed, a Ford Theater television Peter Ibbetson (1951) starring Richard Greene, and a Campbell Playhouse radio Peter Ibbetson (1951) directed by and starring Orson Welles were produced.
This tale of a love that transcends all obstacles relates the story of two young lovers who are separated in childhood and then drawn together by destiny years later. Even though they are separated in real life because Peter is unjustly convicted of murder (it was actually self-defense), they discover they can dream themselves into each other's consciousness while asleep. In this way, they live out their life together. The transitions between reality and fantasy are captured by the cinematography of Charles Lang, as discussed in the documentary Visions of Light (1992).
Gogo is a young boy of English extraction growing up in Paris. He is friendly with the neighbor girl, Mimsey. After his mother dies, Gogo is taken to England by his uncle who gives him an English name based on his mother's maiden name, transforming Gogo into Peter Ibbetson.
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