A Double Life

A Double Life (1947)

  • 67% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 61% of users liked it
    (1,469 ratings)

Ronald Colman won an Academy Award for his portrayal of an off-the-beam actor in A Double Life. A beloved stage star, Anthony John (Colman), has problems with his private life due to his unpredictable outbursts of temper. This trait has already cost him his wife, Brita (Signe Hasso), and threatens… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 43 min.
Directed By
George Cukor
Written By
Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin
Genres
Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1947 Wide
On DVD
Jul 22, 2003
Universal Studios Home Video

Critic Reviews

  • Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

    Colman faz um belo trabalho como o perturbado ator que falha em separar realidade da ficção, mas Cukor e seus roteiristas se perde nos aspectos da produção que devem ao noir, tornando-a frágil e artificial.

  • Michael E. Grost, Classic Film and Television

    Subtle, well-directed drama.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Ronald Colman won a Best Actor Oscar for his ornate and hammy performance as an obsessed matinee-idol stage actor cracking up before our eyes.

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Cukor's first teaming with writers Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin draws on the professional hazard of actors who fail to distinguish between their lives on stage and off; Ronald Colman won the Oscar for this part.

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  • AJ V


    An actor gets too involved in his roles and eventually looses himself in the role of Othello. Colman gives a great performance in this movie.

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