The Razor's Edge (1946) (original) (raw)

Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney bring renowned novelist W. Somerset Maugham's best-seller to life in this mesmerizing film classic which questions society's values. Narrated by onscreen observer Maugham (Herbert Marshall), this intriguing tale centers on a soul-searching World War I veteran (Power) who finds he cannot settle back into the world of the upper class. Shunning his planned marriage and career, he travels abroad to seek the meaning of life and causes his distraught fiancee (Tierney) to seek solace with another man (John Payne).

Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney bring renowned novelist W. Somerset Maugham's best-seller to life in this mesmerizing film classic which questions society's values. Narrated by onscreen observer Maugham (Herbert Marshall), this intriguing tale centers on a soul-searching World War I veteran (Power) who finds he cannot settle back into the world of the upper class. Shunning his planned marriage and career, he travels abroad to seek the meaning of life and causes his distraught fiancee (Tierney) to seek solace with another man (John Payne). (less)

Director: Edmund Goulding
Writers: Lamar Trotti, W. Somerset Maugham
Starring: Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney, John Payne, Anne Baxter, Clifton Webb, Herbert Marshall
Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck

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