The Paradine Case (1947)
- Directed by
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Genre
- drama film, film noir, romance film, mystery film, trial film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 265 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
An English barrister takes on the case of a woman accused of murdering her husband. He falls in love with her, which strains his marriage and clouds his judgment in the courtroom.
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What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Witness for the Prosecution (1957)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.