Fresh
With all the skill in presentation for which both gentlemen are famed, David O. Selznick and Alfred Hitchcock have put upon the screen a slick piece of static entertainment.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
The Paradine Case
The dramatic case of a beautiful woman whose trial for murder held the nation spellbound.
1947 · 1h 54m · Approved
Drama, Mystery, Romance
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
Free account saves your watchlist and ratings.
The Paradine Case
Overview
In London, barrister Anthony Keane takes the case of Maddalena Paradine, a beautiful woman accused of poisoning her blind husband. Though happily married, Keane becomes infatuated with his enigmatic client and convinced of her innocence. His obsession clouds his judgment as he builds a defense implicating her servant, André Latour—an act that leads to devastating consequences both in court and at home.
Director and cast
- Alfred Hitchcock Director
- Gregory Peck as Anthony Keane
- Ann Todd as Gay Keane
- Alida Valli as Mrs. Paradine
- Charles Laughton as Judge Lord Thomas Horfield
- Charles Coburn as Sir Simon Flaquer
- Ethel Barrymore as Lady Sophie Horfield
- Louis Jourdan as Andre Latour
- Leo G. Carroll as Sir Joseph
- Joan Tetzel as Judy Flaquer
- Isobel Elsom as Innkeeper
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
71%
Tomatometer
More films
Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
Drama · Romance · Thriller · Approved
A socialite marries a prominent novelist, which spurs a violent, obsessive, and dangerous jealousy in her.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Director
- John M. Stahl
- Cast
- Gene Tierney, Cornel Wilde, Jeanne Crain
IMDb
7.6
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
Dot the I (2003)
Drama · Romance · Thriller · R
A fiery Spanish woman is about to marry a kind British man when she meets a Brazilian actor who ignites in her a flame of lust she can't ignore.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Director
- Matthew Parkhill
- Cast
- Gael García Bernal, Natalia Verbeke, James D'Arcy
IMDb
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes
25%
Metacritic
39
Winter's Tale (2014)
Drama · Fantasy · Mystery · Romance · PG-13
A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Director
- Akiva Goldsman
- Cast
- Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe
IMDb
6.1
Rotten Tomatoes
12%
Metacritic
31
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2018)
Drama · Mystery · Romance · R
Over the course of 12 years, and three stages of life, Sidney Hall falls in love, writes the book of a generation and then disappears without a trace.
- Runtime
- 2h
- Director
- Shawn Christensen
- Cast
- Logan Lerman, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler
IMDb
6.8
Rotten Tomatoes
12%
Metacritic
18
Fedora (1978)
Drama · Mystery · PG
Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement, only to discover the horrifying truth behind her success.
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Director
- Billy Wilder
- Cast
- William Holden, Marthe Keller, Hildegard Knef
IMDb
6.9
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
The Four Robinsons (1939)
Comedy · N/A
Four friends pretend a cruise to escape their wives and go clubbing, but they are forced to go through face-saving shipwreck, becoming castaways.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Director
- Eduardo García Maroto
- Cast
- Antonio Vico, Mary Santpere, Fernando Rey
IMDb
5.8
La mantilla de Beatriz (1946)
Drama · Romance · N/A
In XVII century Portugal two friends change identities so one of them can escape an unwanted marriage to Beatriz.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Director
- Eduardo García Maroto
- Cast
- Virgílio Teixeira, Margarita Andrey, María Isbert
Comments
Talk about the film with other members