The Razor's Edge
“Hunger no love... woman... or wealth could satisfy!”
1946 · 2 h 25 min
Edmund GouldingCast
Tyrone Power 
Gene Tierney John Payne 
Anne Baxter 
Clifton Webb 
Herbert Marshall
Credits
Written by: 
Lamar Trotti
Plot
A young American traumatised by war goes off to find meaning in life, losing his fiancée and seeking spiritual truth in India.
Sinekatalog’s take
Edmund Goulding's adaptation of Maugham's novel is long and sincere, with Tyrone Power and an Oscar-winning Anne Baxter.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (7,571 votes)
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