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Classic film noir starring Joan Bennett as a woman who discovers the body of her daughter's lover, and disposes of the corpse, assuming her child is guilty of the murder. However, the mother is then blackmailed by a criminal (Mason, brilliant), who falls in love with her. But his boss demands he continues to extort money, and the criminal must decide where his loyalties lie...

 

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Director Max Ophuls
Starring James Mason, Joan Bennett

 

Genre Classic Film

 

Country USA Language ENGLISH   Year 1949

 

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Introduction by film director Todd Haynes; Commentary by Lutz Bacher, author of ‘Max Ophuls in The Hollywood Studios’

 

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Certificate 12   Length 80 mins   Label SECND
Cat No 2NDVD3105   Format DVD   Colour
Region0   Aspect 4:3

 

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Article - "Max Ophuls" by Graeme Hobbs
Friday 8th September 2006

My mention to a cinephile friend that four of Max Ophuls' films were coming out on DVD elicited from him an appreciative smile and a wistful 'aaah!'. This is a typical reaction, another small confirmation of Chris Fujiwara's remark that 'everyone who's in love with m...  View article in full

 

 

 

 

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