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The Paradine Case

1947 · Film · 114 min

  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Romance

Plot

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.

About The Paradine Case

The Paradine Case is a 1947 American courtroom drama film 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. 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.

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Cast

  • Gregory PeckAnthony Keane
  • Ann ToddGay Keane
  • Alida ValliMrs. Paradine
  • Charles LaughtonJudge Lord Thomas Horfield
  • Charles CoburnSir Simon Flaquer
  • Ethel BarrymoreLady Sophie Horfield
  • Louis JourdanAndre Latour
  • Leo G. CarrollSir Joseph
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