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The Woman in the Window

  • 19441944
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, and Arthur Loft in The Woman in the Window (1944)
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CrimeDramaFilm-Noir
A conservative middle aged professor engages in a relationship with a femme fatale, he's plunged into a nightmarish world of blackmail and murder.A conservative middle aged professor engages in a relationship with a femme fatale, he's plunged into a nightmarish world of blackmail and murder.A conservative middle aged professor engages in a relationship with a femme fatale, he's plunged into a nightmarish world of blackmail and murder.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
16K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,425
3,993
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    • Director
      • Fritz Lang
    • Writers
      • Nunnally Johnson(written for the screen by)
      • J.H. Wallis(novel)
    • Stars
      • Edward G. Robinson
      • Joan Bennett
      • Raymond Massey
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Fritz Lang
    • Writers
      • Nunnally Johnson(written for the screen by)
      • J.H. Wallis(novel)
    • Stars
      • Edward G. Robinson
      • Joan Bennett
      • Raymond Massey
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 127User reviews
    • 84Critic reviews
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:42
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    Photos76

    Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett in The Woman in the Window (1944)
    Edward G. Robinson, Edmund Breon, and Raymond Massey in The Woman in the Window (1944)
    Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea in The Woman in the Window (1944)
    The Woman in the Window (1944)
    Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett in The Woman in the Window (1944)
    Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett in The Woman in the Window (1944)
    Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett in The Woman in the Window (1944)
    Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett in The Woman in the Window (1944)
    Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett in The Woman in the Window (1944)
    Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett in The Woman in the Window (1944)
    Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett in The Woman in the Window (1944)
    Edward G. Robinson and Raymond Massey in The Woman in the Window (1944)

    Top cast

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    Edward G. Robinson
    Edward G. Robinson
    • Professor Richard Wanley
    Joan Bennett
    Joan Bennett
    • Alice Reed
    Raymond Massey
    Raymond Massey
    • Frank Lalor
    Edmund Breon
    Edmund Breon
    • Dr. Michael Barkstane
    Dan Duryea
    Dan Duryea
    • Heidt…
    Thomas E. Jackson
    Thomas E. Jackson
    • Inspector Jackson
    Dorothy Peterson
    Dorothy Peterson
    • Mrs. Wanley
    Arthur Loft
    Arthur Loft
    • Claude Mazard…
    Frank Dawson
    Frank Dawson
    • Collins
    Iris Adrian
    Iris Adrian
    • Streetwalker
    • (uncredited)
    Austin Badell
    • Club Member
    • (uncredited)
    Brandon Beach
    • Man at Club
    • (uncredited)
    James Beasley
    • Man in Taxi
    • (uncredited)
    Al Benault
    • Club Member
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Blake
    Robert Blake
    • Dickie Wanley
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bradley
    • Man at Club
    • (uncredited)
    Don Brodie
    Don Brodie
    • Onlooker at Gallery
    • (uncredited)
    Carol Cameron
    • Elsie Wanley
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fritz Lang
    • Writers
      • Nunnally Johnson(written for the screen by)
      • J.H. Wallis(novel)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The painting of Alice Reed was done by Paul Clemens. He painted portraits of many Hollywood stars, often with their children. He was married to Eleanor Parker from 1954 to 1965.
    • Goofs
      When he is taking the "dead" body out of the car, the "corpse's" eye opens and closes.
    • Quotes

      Alice Reed: Well, there are two general reactions. One is a kind of solemn stare for the painting.

      Richard Wanley: And the other?

      Alice Reed: The other is a long, low whistle.

      Richard Wanley: What was mine?

      Alice Reed: I'm not sure. But I suspect that in another moment or two you might have given a long, low, solemn whistle.

    • Alternate versions
      Also shown in a color-computerized version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Ally McBeal: The Inmates (1998)

    User reviews127

    Review
    Top review
    Be Careful What You Wish For...
    This wonderfully entertaining "film noir" by master director Fritz Lang is a curiosity, defying all of our expectations as a viewer and basically subverting the "noir" genre barely before it had gotten started. The dark shadows, the femme fatale, the harboiled detectives, the murder... all the elements are in place for a typical outing, but when all is said and done, look back at the motivations, the events, even the "femme", and what we have is not a world of evil (the typical "noir" stance) but a world of innocence darkened by a few petty thugs. Like the more obviously subversive (and equally wonderful) "Kiss Me Deadly" fifteen years later, "The Woman in the Window" seems to say that evil only lives when people look hard enough for it - practically a "film noir" rebuttal. As in "M" and "Fury," Lang (a refugee from the Nazi regime) once again examines issues of social evil in ways more complex than any of his contemporaries. Enjoy "The Woman in the Window." The cast is impeccable, the writing a delight, the direction peerless, the music score years ahead of its time. A small feast.
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    • Apr 18, 2000

    FAQ3

    • How is this film connected to "Scarlet Street" (1945)?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 3, 1944 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Once Off Guard
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Christie Corporation
      • International Pictures (I)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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