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A 1951 American film noir thriller about a Polish woman who marries a wealthy man in San Francisco and uncovers his dark secrets. The film was shot on location in the Telegraph Hill area of San Francisco, featuring a mansion that was later a restaurant for 84 years.
The House on Telegraph Hill. Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder after she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Robert Wise
A Holocaust survivor assumes the identity of a dead friend to emigrate to America and inherit a fortune. She marries the trustee, but faces danger and suspicion from the housekeeper and the lawyer.
Upon emerging from a Nazi death camp, Victoria Kowelska (Valentina Cortesa) takes the identity of a friend who died there. She travels to the United States where she...
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- Robert Wise
- Mystery & Thriller
- Richard Basehart
A suspenseful thriller about a concentration camp survivor who impersonates a dead woman and gets involved in a wealthy family's secrets. Learn more about the cast, crew, plot, and production of this classic film.
- Robert Wise, Horace Hough, Anthony Jowitt
- Richard Basehart
Deception, mystery and a murder plot unfold amongst mid-century San Francisco locations (filmed in 1950). The movie's leading man and woman Richard Basehart and Italian actress Valentina Cortese became romantically involved during filming and married soon afterwards.
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Feb 3, 2020 · House on Telegraph Hill is a 1951 American film noir directed by Robert Wise, and starring Richard Basehart, Valentina Cortese, and William Lundigan. Fay Baker also stars in the film, which received an Academy Award nomination for its art direction.
