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Screen legend Tyrone Power stars in this engaging classic based on W. Somerset Maugham’s best-selling novel. Despite being offered an impressive job when he returns from World War I, Larry Darrell (Power) instead opts for the Paris bohemian lifestyle, followed by a soul-searching trip to the Far East. After his beautiful fiancée (Gene Tierney) loses patience with the spiritual seeker and marries a wealthy man, Larry finds himself drawn to Sophie (Anne Baxter), an old friend. Newly widowed, Sophie has descended into alcoholism, a state from which Larry hopes to save her in this thought-provoking film nominated for four Academy Awards®, including Best Picture. (Signal One Entertainment)

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Awards

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  • Nominations

Academy Awards

  • 1947 - Anne Baxter (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
  • 1947 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
  • 1947 - Clifton Webb (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
  • 1947 - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White)