Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
- Directed by
- Anatole Litvak
- Genre
- drama film, film noir, crime film, flashback film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 211 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 bedridden woman accidentally overhears two men plotting a murder on the phone. She frantically calls operators and police to stop the killing from happening.
tenseclaustrophobicurgentnoirishanxiousmelodramaticsuspenseful
What happens
Sorry, Wrong Number is a 1948 American noir thriller tragedy film directed by Anatole Litvak, from a screenplay by Lucille Fletcher, based on her 1943 radio play of the same title. The film stars Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster. It follows a bedridden woman who, while on a telephone circuit, overhears men plotting the murder of an unknown individual. By phone, she tries to contact switchboard operators, police, and others who might help her prevent the crime. Stanwyck was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. It is one of the few pre-1950 Paramount Pictures films which remained in the studio's library (the rest are currently owned by NBCUniversal). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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