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A Double Life is a 1947 American film noir that tells the story of an actor whose mind becomes affected by the character whom he portrays.
A Double Life: Directed by George Cukor. With Ronald Colman, Signe Hasso, Edmond O'Brien, Shelley Winters. A celebrated actor struggles to distinguish his own life from that of his most recent stage role, Othello.
A Double Life. Highly regarded theater actor Anthony John (Ronald Colman) has a violent temper, which leads his actress wife, Brita (Signe Hasso), to leave him. When the two perform together in...
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After portraying Othello for almost two years, Tony has a breakdown, losing his sense of reality and confusing his identity with that of his character. One night he meets waitress Pat Kroll in a distant bar and spends the night with the easy woman.
Brita, Tony's ex-wife and co-star, concurs with Victor and warns press agent Bill Friend that while Tony is a delight when starring in a comedy, he is a terror when appearing in a drama. Soon, however, Tony grows increasingly obsessed with the idea of playing Othello.
A Double Life, American drama film, released in 1947, that is notable for Ronald Colman’s Academy Award-winning portrayal of an unstable stage actor. Colman played Anthony John, an acclaimed star of the theatre who takes on the persona of the role he is currently playing.
Jul 31, 2018 · Loosely inspired by one of the most notorious unsolved crimes of the 20th century – the Lord Lucan case – A Double Life is at once a riveting page-turner and a moving reflection on women and violence, trauma and memory, and class and privilege.
A Shakespearian actor starring as Othello opposite his wife finds the character's jealous rage taking over his mind off-stage.
A Broadway actor Anthony “Tony” John is a dedicated lonely professional that still loves his former wife Brita. They are playing Othello for almost two years and Tony has a breakdown, beginning to lose his mind and sense of reality, confusing his identity with his characters.
A Double Life is a 1947 film noir which tells the story of an actor whose mind becomes affected by the character he portrays. The movie starred Ronald Colman and Signe Hasso. It was directed by George Cukor and written for the screen by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin.
