| Peter Ibbetson | |
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| Directed by | Henry Hathaway |
| Written by | Story: George du Maurier John Nathaniel Raphael Screenplay: John Meehan Edwin Justus Mayer Waldemar Young Constance Collier Vincent Lawrence |
| Produced by | Louis D. Lighton |
| Starring | Gary Cooper Ann Harding |
| Cinematography | Charles Lang |
| Edited by | Stuart Heisler |
| Music by | Ernst Toch |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Peter Ibbetson is a 1935 American black-and-white drama/fantasy film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Gary Cooper and Ann Harding. The film is loosely based on the 1891 novel of the same name by George du Maurier. A tale of a love that transcends all obstacles, it relates the story of two youngsters who are separated in childhood and then drawn together by destiny years later. Even though they are separated in real life because Peter is unjustly convicted of murder (it was actually self-defense), they discover they can dream themselves into each other's consciousness while asleep. In this way, they live out their lives together. The transitions between reality and fantasy are captured by the cinematography of Charles Lang, as discussed in the documentary Visions of Light (1992).