Fresh
A clockwork noir of diabolical determinism.
Nathan Lee, Village Voice
The Woman in the Window
It was the look in her eyes that made him think of murder.
1944 · 1h 39m · Approved
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Fritz Lang
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The Woman in the Window
Overview
A seductive woman gets an innocent professor mixed up in murder.
Director and cast
- Fritz Lang Director
- Edward G. Robinson as Professor Richard Wanley
- Joan Bennett as Alice Reed
- Raymond Massey as Dist. Attorney Frank Lalor
- Edmund Breon as Dr. Michael Barkstane
- Dan Duryea as Heidt / Tim, the Doorman
- Thomas E. Jackson as Inspector Jackson
- Dorothy Peterson as Mrs. Wanley
- Robert Blake as Dickie Wanley
- Arthur Loft as Claude Mazard / Frank Howard / Charlie the Hatcheck Man
- Frank Dawson as Collins, the Steward
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A strong and decidedly suspenseful murder melodrama.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
It's not merely a dazzling piece of suspense, but also a characteristically stark demonstration of Lang's belief in the inevitability of fate.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
The Woman in the Window is a humdinger of a mystery melodrama.
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
A masterful film noir from Fritz Lang's rich American period.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
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