![]() ![]() The son of an English diplomat, Roger Michell was born in South Africa and as a child lived in Beirut, Damascus and Prague. Released in 1952 the film garnered four Oscar® nominations and a Golden Globe Award for the young Burton as “New Star of the Year.” On publication My Cousin Rachel instantly became one of du Maurier’s most popular books and 20 th Century Fox snapped up the film rights, going straight into production with two of the hottest stars of the day, Richard Burton and Olivia De Havilland. ![]() Nicolas Roeg’s psychological horror masterpiece DON’T LOOK NOW is also based on a story by du Maurier. ![]() So cinematic was her writing that Alfred Hitchcock made films from three of her novels: JAMAICA INN, THE BIRDS and REBECCA. My Cousin Rachel was written in 1951 by Daphne du Maurier, whose outstanding work often combines suspense, passion and shockingly modern psychological portraits of men and women in intriguing and sometimes obsessive relationships. The film is written for the screen and directed by Roger Michell, based on the novel by Daphne du Maurier and stars Rachel Weisz (Youth, The Constant Gardner), Sam Claflin (The Hunger Games: Mocking Jay) ![]()
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