My Cousin Rachel 1952

Remember Melanie From Gone with the Wind..?

Imagine her now with a potential streak for homocide!

As we are welcomed by the opening shot , even before the main title sequence begins , we are greeted by the image of a hanging corpse , a murderer that as per tradition dictates is flaunted at crossroads of two counties in the Cornish countryside. As our Narrater Richard Burton states to the audience" that death is the price of a murder" in almost a Film Nor fashion we get an ominous sense of what is to follow.

When Philip Ashley's (Richard Burton "Cleopatra" before hitting the bottle and Liz)much-loved (and rich) cousin Ambrose dies, he is convinced that Ambrose was murdered by his new wife Rachel (Olivia De Haviland "Gone With The Wind)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 Rachel just trying to use Philip to get at the estate Ambrose left to him instead of to her? And will she murder him next?

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