Laura
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7.6A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.
Released: 1944-10-1188 minDir: Otto PremingerDrama, Mystery
Cast
- Dana Andrews as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
- Gene Tierney as Laura Hunt
- Clifton Webb as Waldo Lydecker
- Vincent Price as Shelby Carpenter
- Judith Anderson as Ann Treadwell
- Dorothy Adams as Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Otto Preminger
- Screenplay by
- Jay Dratler Samuel Hoffenstein Betty Reinhardt Ring Lardner Jr. (uncredited)
- Based on
- Laura , by Vera Caspary
- Produced by
- Otto Preminger
- Starring
- Gene Tierney Dana Andrews Clifton Webb Vincent Price Judith Anderson
- Cinematography
- Joseph LaShelle
- Edited by
- Louis Loeffler
- Music by
- David Raksin
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox
- Release date
- October 11, 1944 ( 1944-10-11 )
- Running time
- 88 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
Key dates
- Published
- 11 October 1944
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- film noir
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Otto Preminger
- Cast member
- Kay Linaker
- Composer
- David Raksin
- Producer
- Otto Preminger
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
Article
Laura is a 1944 American film noir produced and directed by Otto Preminger. It stars Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews, along with Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, and Judith Anderson.
The screenplay by Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein, and Betty Reinhardt is based on the 1943 novel Laura by Vera Caspary. Laura received five Oscar nominations including for Best Director, winning for Best Black and White Cinematography.