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The Fan is a american film of genre Drama directed by Otto Preminger released in USA on 1 april 1949 with Jeanne Crain
The Fan (1949)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 1 april 1949
Length 1h19
Directed by Otto Preminger
OriginUSA
Themes Films based on plays
Rating65%
The Fan is a 1949 American drama film directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Dorothy Parker, Walter Reisch, and Ross Evans is based on the 1892 play Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde. The play had been filmed several times before, with a 1916 silent film, a later adaptation by Ernst Lubitsch in 1925 as well as versions in Spanish and Chinese.
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A Londres, juste après la guerre, Mrs Erlynne, une vieille dame assiste à la mise aux enchères d'un éventail lui ayant appartenu. Souhaitant le récupérer, elle va demander de l'aide à une ancienne relation, Lord Darlington. Mais qui est donc la mystérieuse Mrs Erlynne ? Grâce à plusieurs flash-backs, nous revivons le drame qui s'est joué quelques années plus tôt.Actors
Jeanne Crain
(Lady Margaret 'Meg' Windermere)
Madeleine Carroll
(Mrs. Erylnne)
George Sanders
(Lord Robert Darlington)
Richard Greene
(Lord Arthur Windermere)
Martita Hunt
(Duchess of Berwick)
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