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29/12/1947 Drama, Mystery, Romance 1h 54m
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The dramatic case of a beautiful woman whose trial for murder held the nation spellbound.

Overview

In London, barrister Anthony Keane takes the case of Maddalena Paradine, a beautiful woman accused of poisoning her blind husband. Though happily married, Keane becomes infatuated with his enigmatic client and convinced of her innocence. His obsession clouds his judgment as he builds a defense implicating her servant, André Latour—an act that leads to devastating consequences both in court and at home.

  1. Alfred Hitchcock

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Gregory Peck

    Anthony Keane

  2. Ann Todd

    Gay Keane

  3. Alida Valli

    Mrs. Paradine

  4. Charles Laughton

    Judge Lord Thomas Horfield

  5. Charles Coburn

    Sir Simon Flaquer

  6. Ethel Barrymore

    Lady Sophie Horfield

  7. Louis Jourdan

    Andre Latour

  8. Leo G. Carroll

    Sir Joseph

  9. Joan Tetzel

    Judy Flaquer

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-07-07
Gregory Peck is "Keane", a happily married London barrister who is called to defend a woman accused of murdering her wealthy, blind husband. Alida Valli (simply Valli in the titles) is the accused, a glamorous woman who simply reeks of gold-digger right from the start and with Leo G. Carroll leading the prosecution and a wonderfully curmudgeonly Charles Laughton as the High Court judge, you sense the writing is already on the wall for the women. Peck struggles in the role, to be honest, he lacks incisiveness - he is just a bit too "nice". When he discovers that it's possible that she had been ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$4,258,000.00

Revenue
$2,100,000.00

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