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The Paradine Case
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| Directed by | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Produced by | David O. Selznick |
| Written by | Robert S. Hichens (novel) David O. Selznick |
| Starring | Gregory Peck Ann Todd Joan Tetzel Alida Valli Charles Laughton Charles Coburn Ethel Barrymore Louis Jourdan Leo G. Carroll |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
| Release date(s) | December 31, 1947 |
| Running time | 125 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Paradine Case was a 1947 courtroom drama film, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O. Selznick. The screenplay was by David O. Selznick and Ben Hecht adapted by Alma Reville and James Bridie from the novel by Robert S. Hichens.
The film stars Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Joan Tetzel, Alida Valli, Charles Laughton, Louis Jourdan, Charles Coburn and Ethel Barrymore.
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The movie is not usually considered to be one of Hitchcock's better films. It has been suggested that Hitchcock was tired of his association with Selznick by the time this film —- the last under Hitchcock's seven year contract with Selznick -— was made. Hitchcock described it as "...a love story embedded in the emotional quicksand of a murder trial."
Hitchcock wanted to cast Laurence Olivier in the role of the barrister played by Peck and Ingrid Bergman or Greta Garbo as Anna Paradine. Despite the poor reviews of the movie most critics noted the strong performances of Ann Todd and Joan Tetzel.
Anna Paradine (Alida Valli) is accused of poisoning her older, blind husband. She hires Anthony Keane (Gregory Peck) as her lawyer. Although he is married, Keane begins to fall in love with his client.
- Alfred Hitchcock cameo: A signature occurrence in almost all of Hitchcock's films, he can be seen leaving the train at Cumberland Station, carrying a cello, at about 35 minutes into the film.
Although the movie was a box office disappointment, many critics noted strong performances from Ann Todd and Joan Tetzel.
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