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An Act of Murder is a 1948 American film noir directed by Michael Gordon and starring Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge and Geraldine Brooks. [2] It was based on a novel by the Austrian writer Ernst Lothar. The film was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.
An Act of Murder: Directed by Michael Gordon. With Fredric March, Edmond O'Brien, Florence Eldridge, Geraldine Brooks. A hard-line judge is tempted toward mercy-killing by his wife's terminal cancer.
When a judge learns his wife has terminal brain cancer, he begins to consider mercy-killing.
An Act of Murder (1948) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A lawyer (Edmond O'Brien) defends a judge (Fredric March) who drove his terminally ill wife (Florence Eldridge) off a cliff and then turned himself in.
- Drama
It made Bogarde a proponent of euthanasia. "Act of Murder" is a beautifully made movie, heart-wrenching and powerful, nominated for the Grand Prize at Cannes in 1948. The camera work by Hal Mohr is exceptional. As Catherine's and Calvin's world becomes darker and darker, we see it.
An Act of Murder (also known as Live Today for Tomorrow and I Stand Accused) is a 1948 American crime film directed by Michael Gordon. It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.
