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Temptation (1946)

Temptation poster
Directed by
Irving Pichel
Genre
drama film, film noir
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A married woman in Egypt falls into a dangerous affair with a charming man. She plots to poison her husband to be with her lover. The plan sets off a chain of betrayal and consequences.

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What happens

Temptation is a 1946 American film noir thriller film directed by Irving Pichel and starring Merle Oberon, George Brent, Charles Korvin and Paul Lukas. The film was based on Robert Smythe Hichens's 1909 novel Bella Donna. Other film adaptations of the novel were produced in 1915, 1923 and 1934. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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