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The Wrong Man is a 1956 American docudrama film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles. The film was drawn from the true story of an innocent man charged with a crime, as described in the book The True Story of Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero by Maxwell Anderson [2] [3] and in the magazine article "A Case of ...
Nicholas Christopher, Somewhere in the Night (1997) While many critics refer to film noir as a genre itself, others argue that it can be no such thing. Foster Hirsch defines a genre as determined by "conventions of narrative structure, characterization, theme, and visual design." Hirsch, as one who has taken the position that film noir is a genre, argues that these elements are present "in ...
- United States
- early 1920s – late 1950s
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A landlady suspects that her new lodger is the madman killing women in London. Director Alfred Hitchcock Stars June Tripp Ivor Novello Marie Ault. 3. The Ring. 1927 1h 29m Not Rated. 6.1 (3.9K) Rate. Two boxers compete for the love of a woman. Director Alfred Hitchcock Stars Carl Brisson Lillian Hall-Davis Ian Hunter.
Murder! is a 1930 British thriller film co-written and directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Herbert Marshall, Norah Baring and Edward Chapman. Written by Hitchcock, his wife Alma Reville and Walter C. Mycroft , it is based on the 1928 novel Enter Sir John by Clemence Dane and Helen Simpson .
- 31 July 1930
- John Maxwell, (Uncredited)
- John Reynders, (musical director)
Feb 25, 2013 · Laura. : Noir of Identity and Illusion. In Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity (1944), the murder of Tom Powers’ character is built up through the two lovers/killers’ plans. And yet the scheme could be all talk if it weren’t for the opening confession of Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray). When we witness the killing, famously heightened by a ...
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Nov 3, 2021 · The deathblow would come in 1960, when Hitchcock (of all people) made a little known film called Psycho. What makes Psycho so fascinating is that it begins as a prototypical noir. A woman going on the run with a bag full of stolen cash can be pulled straight out of the classic noir handbook.
Jan 26, 2017 · Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window is a masterfully worked cinematic adaptation of Cornell Woolrich’s short story “It Had to Be Murder” (“Murder”). Hitchcock keeps the short story’s main character, plot, and themes while adding characters and subplots to lengthen it into a full-length feature film. Hitchcock uses his signature visual style to accomplish all of this, creating a film ...
