Cast

Charles Laughton Gertrude Lawrence Elsa Lanchester Edward Chapman Walter Hudd Roger Livesey

Credits

Written by: Carl Zuckmayer

Plot

A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt van Rijn in 17th century Amsterdam, from success to ruin.

Sinekatalog’s take

Alexander Korda's biopic, with Charles Laughton, is quiet and moving, one of Laughton's finest performances.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (2,256 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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