Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Gaslight" yakabudiswa mumitambo musi waMay 4, 1944, neMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer kuti irumbidzwe navatsoropodzi uye ibudirire pabhokisi rebhokisi, ichitora $4,6 miriyoni pamari inosvika $2 miriyoni, uye yakagamuchira mazita manomwe pa
17th Academy Awards, kusanganisira Best Picture, kuhwina maviri Best Actress (for Bergman), uye Best Production Design. Muna 2019, iyo firimu yakasarudzwa kuchengetedzwa muUnited States National Film Registry neRibhurari yeCongress se "tsika, nhoroondo, kana aesthetically yakakosha".