This Was a Woman (1948)
- Directed by
- Tim Whelan
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A family lives under the control of a mother who seems respectable but is actually violent. Her murderous tendencies shape the lives of everyone around her.
tensesinisterdarkslow-burnfamily-dramasuspensefulpsychologicaldisturbing
What happens
This Was a Woman is a 1948 British crime film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Sonia Dresdel, Walter Fitzgerald and Emrys Jones. It was written by Val Valentine from a treatment by based on a successful play by former film actress Joan Morgan. Its plot concerns an outwardly respectable family dominated by a murderous matriarch. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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