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The Paradine Case is a 1947 courtroom drama with elements of film noir set in England, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O. Selznick. Selznick and an uncredited Ben Hecht wrote the screenplay from an adaptation by Alma Reville and James Bridie of the 1933 novel by Robert Smythe Hichens. [3]
The Paradine Case: Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn. A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.
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- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Alfred Hitchcock
- 1948-07-13
Following a short investigation, the London Police charge Maddalena Paradine with the poisoning murder of her older, blind husband, retired Colonel Richard Paradine, who was dependent on her and others to manage in his life due to his physical disability.
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The beautiful Mrs. Paradine is accused of poisoning her older, blind husband. She hires married Anthony Keane as her lawyer and when he begins to fall in love with her, she encourages him. (© IMDB)
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Directed by: 1. Alfred Hitchcock Starring: 1. Gregory Peck - Anthony Keane, Counsel for the Defense 2. Ann Todd - Gay Keane 3. Charles Laughton - Judge Lord Thomas Horfield 4. Charles Coburn - Sir Simon Flaquer 5. Ethel Barrymore - Lady Sophie Horfield 6. Louis Jourdan - Andre Latour, Paradine's Valet 7. Alida Valli - Mrs Maddalena Anna Paradine 8....
The film stars Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Alida Valli, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Ethel Barrymore, and Louis Jourdan. It tells of an English barrister who falls in love with a woman who is accused of murder, and how it affects his relationship with his wife.
- Alfred Hitchcock
Its story about the misguided love of a famous English barrister for a beautiful but worthless woman he was defending on a murder charge, intriguingly blends mystery, drama, and steadily-mounting suspense in a way that builds up audience interest to a high pitch. The court room sequences are highly dramatic.
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Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The dramatic case of a beautiful woman whose trial for murder held the nation spellbound. Attorney Anthony Keane agrees to represent Londonite Mrs. Paradine, who has been fingered in her husband’s murder.
