Shadow of a Doubt

1943 film by Alfred Hitchcock

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7.5

In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.

Released: 1943-01-12107 minDir: Alfred HitchcockThriller, Mystery, Crime

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Cast

Teresa Wright as Young Charlie
Joseph Cotten as Uncle Charlie
Macdonald Carey as Jack Graham
Henry Travers as Joseph Newton
Patricia Collinge as Emma Newton
Hume Cronyn as Herbie Hawkins

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Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 American psychological thriller film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten. Written by Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, and Alma Reville, the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Story for Gordon McDonell.

The story follows Charlotte "Charlie" Newton and her family who live in very quiet Santa Rosa, California. An unexpected visit by Charles Oakley, her charming and sophisticated Uncle Charlie, brings much excitement to the family and the small town. That excitement turns to fear as young Charlie slowly begins to suspect that her uncle may be concealing a dark secret.