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D.O.A. is a 1950 American film noir directed by Rudolph Maté, starring Edmond O'Brien and Pamela Britton. It is considered a classic of the genre. A fatally poisoned man tries to find out who has poisoned him and why. It was the film debuts of Beverly Garland (as Beverly Campbell) and Laurette Luez.
- Arthur H. Nadel
- Rudolph Maté
This is, of course, the classic definition of film noir, those 1940s thrillers in which ordinary people discovered the evil that lurked beneath the surface of society, and “D.O.A.” itself is inspired by a 1949 thriller starring Edmund O’Brien. The plot is irresistible from the first frame onward.
1h 23m. IMDb RATING. 7.2 /10. 13K. YOUR RATING. Rate. Play trailer 2:28. 2 Videos. 45 Photos. Crime Drama Film-Noir. Frank Bigelow, told he's been poisoned and has only a few days to live, tries to find out who killed him and why. Director. Rudolph Maté. Writers. Russell Rouse. Clarence Greene. Stars. Edmond O'Brien. Pamela Britton. Luther Adler.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Rudolph Maté
- 1950-04-21
D.O.A., American film noir, released in 1950, that was noted for its ingenious plot. Tax accountant Frank Bigelow (played by Edmond O’Brien) walks into a police station to report his own murder. A few days earlier, he had left his girlfriend for a weekend of relaxation in San Francisco.
- Lee Pfeiffer
Mar 18, 1988 · Fast-paced remake of the exclellent 1949 film-noir. With Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan on fine, romantic form Quaid is the English professor who walks into a police station and reports a murder: his own.
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- Mystery, Thriller
- Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton
- 1988-03-18
One of the most imaginative and frenetic entries in the film noir genre, D.O.A. works as both a detective thriller and as a bleak, nihilistic melodrama. Its doomed central character is distinctly different from most protagonists in this genre in that he is completely reckless and often takes dangerous personal risks.
May 1, 2006. TOP CRITIC. Mar 25, 2006. Rated: 7/10 • Aug 3, 2020. Rated: 2/4 • Oct 27, 2015. Rated: A- • Apr 27, 2014. Frank Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien) is about to die, and he knows it. The...
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- Crime, Drama
