August 27, 2009
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Alida Valli, Ann Todd, Charles Coburn
This minor 1948 film by Alfred Hitchcock beats a familiar Hitchcockian drum: an attorney (Gregory Peck), in love with the client (Alida Valli) he is defending on a murder charge, implicates himself in...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 10, 2009
Stats: 110 reviews
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August 25, 2009This is not vintage Hitchcock, but anything Hitchcock does is worth watching. It is a very complex courtroom drama, a bit too complex, but the performances by Charles Laughton, Ethel Barrymore and Charles Coburn keep your interest focused on the film. They are all excellent. An ...( read more)
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October 31, 2008A Hitchcock misfire. Starts well and certainly has a great cast but bogs down in the middle and never picks back up. Gregory Peck is a fine actor but is just too young for his part and it hurts the film.
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July 3, 2008This Hitchcock film is a courtroom drama starring Gregory Peck amongst others. The movie is about a woman, Mrs. Paradine, whose blind husband has recently been poisoned. She is arrested accused of murdering her husband. Gregory Peck is to be her lawyer. What follows is a bit of c...( read more)
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January 28, 2008Acting by Gregory Peck is really good, as you would expect. Directing from Hitchcock also good, but I thought the storyline lacked a lot and and I was waiting for a big twist. Also I think I was expecting a lot more to do with the court case side of things.
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