House by the River (1950)
- Directed by
- Fritz Lang
- Genre
- drama film, film noir, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 115 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A struggling writer accidentally kills his maid and enlists his brother to help cover up the crime. The lie spirals as guilt and suspicion tear apart their lives.
tensemoodysomberslow-burnclaustrophobicdarkpsychologically heavyatmospheric
What happens
House by the River is a 1950 American psychological crime drama directed by Fritz Lang and starring Louis Hayward, Lee Bowman and Jane Wyatt. It is based on the 1920 novel of the same title by A. P. Herbert. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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