OSCAR WINNER:Best Score

A tender love story, a taut psychological drama, an inspiring tale of physical and spiritual transformation. “Now, Voyager” is all three, as well as a Bette Davis career milestone, resulting in her sixth “Best Actress” Oscar nomination. Davis magically plays Charlotte Vale, a spinster who defies her domineering mother (fellow Oscar nominee Gladys Cooper) to discover love, heartbreak and eventual contentment. More magic is generated by a top-notch ensemble, Max Steiner’s Academy Award-winning score and an improvised moment by Paul Henreid that became an instant classic: he lights two cigarettes at once and hands one to Davis. For the ultimate in romantic melodrama, it’s “Now Voyager” now, then and forever.

Director
Irving Rapper

Date of release
1942

Running time
117 min

Country of origin
USA

Language
English