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The Paradine Case is a 1947 American drama, film noir, trial and romance film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O. Selznick through Vanguard Films and Selznick International Pictures. Set in London, it was written by Alma Reville, James Bridie, Ben Hecht and Selznick, and stars Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Alida Valli and Charles Laughton, with Lee Garmes as director of photography and music by Franz Waxman and Paul Dessau. Shot in black-and-white and running 125 minutes, it was released on 29 December 1947 with a budget of 4,258,000 dollars, earning 2,100,000 dollars at the box office. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and received review scores of 6.4 out of 10 and 77 percent.
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6.3In 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.
Cast
- Gregory Peck as Anthony Keane
- Ann Todd as Gay Keane
- Alida Valli as Mrs. Paradine
- Charles Laughton as Judge Lord Thomas Horfield
- Charles Coburn as Sir Simon Flaquer
- Ethel Barrymore as Lady Sophie Horfield
Themes
- femme fatale
- film noir
- lawyer
- black and white
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
12,601 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
71%
- Year
- 1947
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Screenplay by
- Alma Reville , James Bridie , David O. Selznick , Ben Hecht
- Based on
- The Paradine Case , by Robert Hichens
- Produced by
- David O. Selznick
- Starring
- Gregory Peck , Ann Todd , Alida Valli , Charles Laughton
- Cinematography
- Lee Garmes
- Edited by
- Hal C. Kern
- Music by
- Franz Waxman , Uncredited: , Edward Rebner, Paul Dessau
- Production company
- Vanguard Films
- Distributed by
- Selznick Releasing Organization
- Release date
- December 29, 1947 ( 1947-12-29 )
- Running time
- 114 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $4,258,000
- Box office
- $2.1 million (worldwide)
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Internet Archive
moviesThe Paradine Case (1947 Film Noir, Drama)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Screenwriter
- David O. Selznick
- Cast member
- John Williams
- Composer
- Paul Dessau
- Producer
- David O. Selznick
- Production company
- Vanguard Films
- Cinematographer
- Lee Garmes
- Narrative location
- London
- Duration
- 125
- FilmAffinity ID
- 101471
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Gregory Peck-Ann Todd in The Paradine Case.jpg
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- Commons category
- The Paradine Case
- publication date
- 1948-07-13
- title
- The Paradine Case
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
- color
- black-and-white
- film editor
- Hal C. Kern
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 77%
- capital cost
- 4258000
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Encyclopedic overview
The Paradine Case is a 1947 American courtroom drama film with elements of film noir set in England, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O. Selznick. Selznick and an uncredited Ben Hecht wrote the screenplay from an adaptation by Alma Reville and James Bridie of the 1933 novel by Robert Smythe Hichens. The film stars Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Alida Valli, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Ethel Barrymore, and Louis Jourdan. It tells of an English barrister who falls in love with a woman who is accused of murder, and how it affects his relationship with his wife.
Plot
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