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Encyclopedia > My Cousin Rachel

My Cousin Rachel is a 1952 mystery film/romance film directed by Henry Koster and starred Olivia de Havilland, Richard Burton, Audrey Dalton, Ronald Squire, George Dolenz and John Sutton. The film is based on the novel by Daphne Du Maurier 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mystery film is a film genre which uses mystery as an element to the plot. ... The romance film has as its central plot the beginning, obstruction and eventual, though often tragic, fruition of a romance. ... Henry Koster (May 1, 1905-September 21, 1988) was born Herman Kosterlitz in Berlin, Germany. ... Photo still of Olivia de Havilland. ... This article is about the 20th-century actor. ... Audrey Dalton (born January 21, 1934 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actress. ... Dame Daphne du Maurier ( May 13, 1907 – April 19, 1989) was one of the most successful Cornish novelists of all time. ...


Plot summary

Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.

When Philip Ashley's (Burton) much-loved (and rich) cousin Ambrose (Sutton) dies, he is convinced that Ambrose was murdered by his new wife Rachel (de Havilland) 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 it Rachel just trying to use Philip to get at the estate Ambrose left to him instead of her? And will she murder him next?


Awards and nominations

The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... This article is about the 20th-century actor. ...

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Cornwall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4602 words)
Many are still extant, and provide valuable information about the Cornish language.
Daphne du Maurier lived in Cornwall and set many of her novels there, including Jamaica Inn, Frenchman's Creek, My Cousin Rachel, and The House on the Strand.
Rebecca is sometimes said to be set in Cornwall, but this is not stated explicitly in the novel.
Olivia de Havilland at Reel Classics: Bibliography (915 words)
My First Hundred Years in Hollywood by Jack L. Warner with Dean Jennings (New York: Random House, 1964).
My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier (1952).
Hall, G. "I Am Tired of my Past." Silver Screen 14.5 (March 1944): 42.
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