Tension (1949)

Directed by

John Berry

Genre

film noir

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 57 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mild-mannered man is pushed to the edge by his unfaithful wife and adopts a new identity to seek revenge. As he plots a crime, his plan becomes complicated by unexpected feelings and deception.

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What happens

Tension is a 1949 American crime film noir directed by John Berry, and written by Allen Rivkin, based on a story written by John D. Klorer. It stars Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse and Barry Sullivan. The film features an early score from composer Andre Previn. Some of his themes and cues were reused in later MGM productions such as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film), Designing Woman and North by Northwest. The careers of the director and supporting actor Lloyd Gough later suffered from blacklisting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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