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The Paradine Case

  • 19471947
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 2h 5m
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6.5/10
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Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, and Alida Valli in The Paradine Case (1947)
A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.
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CrimeDramaRomance
A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
11K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
15,108
291
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    • Director
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • Robert Hichens(from the novel by)
      • Alma Reville(adaptation)
      • David O. Selznick(screen play)
    • Stars
      • Gregory Peck
      • Ann Todd
      • Charles Laughton
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • Robert Hichens(from the novel by)
      • Alma Reville(adaptation)
      • David O. Selznick(screen play)
    • Stars
      • Gregory Peck
      • Ann Todd
      • Charles Laughton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 117User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Trailer
    Trailer 1:41
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    Photos63

    Gregory Peck and Alida Valli in The Paradine Case (1947)
    "The Paradine Case" Alida Valli and Lester Matthews (as Inspector Ambrose) 1947
    "The Paradine Case" Gregory Peck and Alida Valli 1947
    "The Paradine Case" Charles Laughton 1947
    "The Paradine Case" Gregory Peck and Charles Laughton 1947
    "The Paradine Case" Gregory Peck and Alida Valli 1947
    "The Paradine Case" Louis Jourdan 1947
    "The Paradine Case" Alida Valli 1947
    "The Paradine Case" Ann Todd and Charles Laughton 1947
    "The Paradine Case" 1947
    "The Paradine Case" Louis Jourdan and Gregory Peck 1947
    "The Paradine Case" Charles Laughton 1947

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    Gregory Peck
    Gregory Peck
    • Anthony Keane
    Ann Todd
    Ann Todd
    • Gay Keane
    Charles Laughton
    Charles Laughton
    • Judge Lord Thomas Horfield
    Charles Coburn
    Charles Coburn
    • Sir Simon Flaquer
    Ethel Barrymore
    Ethel Barrymore
    • Lady Sophie Horfield
    Louis Jourdan
    Louis Jourdan
    • Andre Latour
    Alida Valli
    Alida Valli
    • Maddalena Anna Paradine
    • (as Valli)
    Leo G. Carroll
    Leo G. Carroll
    • Sir Joseph
    Joan Tetzel
    Joan Tetzel
    • Judy Flaquer
    Isobel Elsom
    Isobel Elsom
    • Innkeeper
    Patrick Aherne
    • Police Sgt. Leggett
    • (uncredited)
    Gilbert Allen
    • Undetermined Role
    • (uncredited)
    John Barton
    • Courtroom Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Leonard Carey
    Leonard Carey
    • Courtroom Stenographer
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    • Courtroom Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Constance Cavendish
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Russell Custer
    • Barrister in Courtroom
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Deery
    • Juror
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • Robert Hichens(from the novel by)
      • Alma Reville(adaptation)
      • David O. Selznick(screen play)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      When Alfred Hitchcock delivered the completed movie to the studio, after a Hitchcock record of ninety-two days of filming, it ran almost three hours. This rough cut was initially trimmed to two hours and twelve minutes, which was the version screened for the Academy of Arts & Sciences. In this version, Ethel Barrymore can be seen as the half-crazed wife of Lord Horfield, which explains the Oscar nomination for her performance (there was apparently a brilliant museum scene where Lady Horfield requests Anthony Keane to save Mrs. Paradine, and another scene where Lady Horfield tries to hide her coughing from her husband). Producer David O. Selznick subsequently cut the film to two hours and five minutes, and then to its present length of one hour and fifty-four minutes, in which Barrymore's screen time totals about three minutes. In 1980, a flood reputedly destroyed the original, uncut version, making the restoration of the cut scenes unlikely, although it has been reported that some of these cut scenes reside at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York.
    • Goofs
      When Keane travels to the Paradine country home, his train is seen entering the village from the left, framed by an overhanging tree branch. When Keane departs the village, a train is shown beneath the same branch departing from the right. It's the same shot, flipped for reuse.
    • Quotes

      Judge Lord Thomas Horfield: I do not like to be interrupted in the middle of an insult.

    • Crazy credits
      In opening credits scroll below Ethel Barrymore: "and two new / Selznick Stars / Louis Jourdan / and / Valli". Alida Valli's name is in script form, and Jourdan had been playing leading roles in French films for several years before making "The Paradine Case".
    • Alternate versions
      Originally released at 132 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in American Masters: Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1998)

    User reviews117

    Review
    Top review
    Fine Cast in Slow-Moving But Interesting Drama
    Because this movie has so few of the features normally associated with a Hitchcock picture, it has a rather poor reputation. But it has a fine cast, most of whom perform quite well, and if the story is taken on its own merits it is interesting, although slow-moving and heavily dependent on the characters' conversations with one another. If it had been made by someone else, it might seem like more of an accomplishment.

    In "The Paradine Case", Mrs. Paradine (Alida Valli) is arrested and tried for the murder of her husband. She is defended by the great lawyer Anthony Keane (Gregory Peck), who quickly becomes intoxicated by his client and loses all objectivity. Even as evidence mounts that she may have done the crime after all, he risks his marriage and reputation on the slightest of chances to find new evidence. It moves quite slowly, but is helped by the presence of many good supporting characters and a fine cast that portrays them convincingly. Things come together in a lengthy courtroom sequence that is sometimes uncomfortable to watch, but tense and realistic.

    Many viewers feel let down by the film because it lacks the energy and excitement found in most of Hitchcock's films, and because the courtroom setting creates expectations that are not quite filled. Indeed, it does have its faults, and it's hard to believe that someone of Hitchcock's creative genius could not have thought of some ways to give more life to the body of the picture, because there are times when it really crawls along. But taken on its own merits, it is a pretty good movie, carefully filmed as always, and one that gives the viewer plenty to think about. There are some good scenes, with the best one being the subtly crafted opening sequence of Mrs. Paradine being arrested in her elegant home and taken to prison.

    Many Hitchcock fans will not particularly enjoy this one, although if you like his more somber masterpieces such as "Vertigo", you might at least want to give this one a try - not that it is nearly as good as "Vertigo" (how many films are), but it is somewhat similar in tone. It works much better as straight drama, rather than as suspense or mystery, and as such it is worth watching.
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    • Release date
      • July 13, 1948 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case
    • Filming locations
      • Lake District, Cumbria, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Selznick International Pictures
      • Vanguard Films
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    • Budget
      • $4,258,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,789
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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