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91 minutes. Country. United States. Language. English. 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.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Michael Gordon
- 1948-12-17
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. It was based on a novel by the Austrian writer Ernst Lothar. The film was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures. It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival. It is also known by the alternative titles Live Today for Tomorrow ...
Aug 21, 2020 · A hard-line judge is tempted toward mercy-killing by his wife’s terminal cancer. Quote: I find it interesting that An Act of Murder, The Third Man (Carol Reed), Obsession (Edward Dmytryk), The Set-Up (Robert Wise), Act of Violence (Fred Zinneman), House of Strangers (Joseph Mankiewicz) and Without Honor (Irving Pichel) were all in the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 1949 ...
Jun 17, 2014 · 1h 31m. Color. Black and White. Theatrical Aspect Ratio. 1.37 : 1. In the Pennsylvania court of Calvin Cooke, a rigid "letter-of-the-law" judge, attorney David Douglas loses a murder trial when he fails to prove that the accused's state-of-mind is critical in determining guilt. Unknown to Calvin, David, whom the judge dislikes because of his ...
An Act of Murder (1948) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. ... English (United States) Partially supported; Français ...
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. Movie Info
