Dark Victory

A hedonistic socialite learns to value the simple things in life after being diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor.
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  • ORIGINAL ASPECT RATIO - 1.37:1
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 44 minutes
  • Video: Black & White
  • Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
  • Released: August 2, 2016
  • Originally Released: 1939
  • Label: Warner Archive Collection (MOD)

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 5,208
Rating: 2.5/5 -- What happens when a three-hankie picture just isn't that sad? You get Dark Victory.
Filmcritic.com
Jun 1, 2005
Rating: B+ -- Of interest to both Goulding and Davis fans...Dark Victory catches both of them operating at their best while also learning new tricks from each other. Full Review
Nick's Flick Picks
Aug 12, 2004
Rating: 8/10 -- Naught but a torrid melodrama, but oh! what a humdinger of a melodrama it is! It's films like this that give trash a good name. Full Review
Antagony & Ecstasy
Apr 27, 2009
Rating: 3/5 -- A classic women's weeper with Bette Davis at her peak.
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
Nov 15, 2002
Bette Davis's frisky sprint sets the pace Full Review
CinePassion
Sep 6, 2009
Rating: 3/4 -- Even by the standards of a typical Bette Davis melodrama Dark Victory is an embarrassment of riches. Full Review
Slant Magazine
Jun 28, 2005
Rating: 5/5 -- Bette Davis loses her sight, and we gain a classic. Full Review
Common Sense Media
Dec 22, 2010

Description by OLDIES.com:

A beautiful, effervescent social butterfly leads a carefree life until learning she has a fatal brain tumor. Given a respite by the healing hands of her handsome young doctor, she falls in love with both him and life itself.

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  • Sales Rank: 22,803
  • UPC: 888574432454
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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