A Stolen Life

"Their faces the same...Their fates so different!"

1946 1h 49m EN

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 59

Drama

Synopsis

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When a woman’s twin sister is drowned, she assumes her identity in order to be close to the man she feels her sister took from her years before.

“Their faces the same...Their fates so different!”

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Cast

Bette Davis
Kate Bosworth / Patricia Bosworth
Glenn Ford
Bill Emerson
Dane Clark
Karnock
Walter Brennan
Eben Folger
Charles Ruggles
Freddie Linley
Bruce Bennett
Jack R. Talbot
Peggy Knudsen
Diedre
Esther Dale
Mrs. Johnson

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Curtis Bernhardt
Writers: Catherine Turney
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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80 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Curtis Bernhardt, shot by Ernest Haller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Max Steiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Rudi Fehr shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Bette Davis and Glenn Ford and Dane Clark carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Their faces the same...Their fates so different!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0038984 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Curtis Bernhardt directs. Ernest Haller behind the camera. Max Steiner scores. Rudi Fehr cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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180 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Curtis Bernhardt, shot by Ernest Haller. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Max Steiner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Rudi Fehr shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Bette Davis and Glenn Ford and Dane Clark carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Their faces the same...Their fates so different!".
7IMDB entry: tt0038984 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 59 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "island", "based on novel or book", "twin sister", "massachusetts".