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Blackmailed (1951)

Blackmailed poster
Directed by
Marc Allégret
Genre
drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is caught in a web of deceit and threats after a man learns a secret about her past. She struggles to keep her reputation intact as the blackmailer pushes her toward a desperate choice.

tensesuspensefulnoir-ishpsychologically chargedmelodramaticbleakbrooding

What happens

Blackmailed is a 1951 British noir thriller film directed by Marc Allégret and starring Mai Zetterling, Dirk Bogarde, Fay Compton and Robert Flemyng. It was adapted by Hugh Mills and Roger Vadim from the 1946 novel Mrs Christopher by Elizabeth Myers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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