Deception (1946)
- Directed by
- Irving Rapper
- Genre
- drama film, film noir
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 50 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A celebrated pianist marries her longtime lover after he returns from the war. A manipulative composer from her past threatens to expose secrets that could destroy her marriage.
tensemelodramaticbroodingglamorousclaustrophobicemotionally chargedsuspenseful
What happens
Deception is a 1946 American film noir drama released by Warner Bros. Pictures and directed by Irving Rapper. The film is based on the 1927 play Monsieur Lamberthier by Louis Verneuil. The screenplay was written by John Collier and Joseph Than. It stars Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, and Claude Rains, who had also appeared together in the highly successful Now, Voyager (1942), which was also directed by Rapper. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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