An Act of Murder (1948)
- Directed by
- Michael Gordon
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A respected judge faces a crisis after his wife suffers a painful terminal illness. He must decide how to handle her suffering and the legal consequences that follow.
tensemelancholicsuspensefulsomberslow-burnmorally complexbleakbrooding
What happens
An Act of Murder is a 1948 American film noir directed by Michael Gordon and starring Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge and Geraldine Brooks. It was based on a novel by the Austrian writer Ernst Lothar. The film was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival. It is also known by the alternative titles Live Today for Tomorrow and I Stand Accused. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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