An Act of Murder

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An Act of Murder is a 1948 American film noir drama about a principled judge who secretly plans his terminally ill wife's death to spare her suffering, only to face a moral and legal reckoning.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American film
drama film
film
film noir
basedOn story by Ernst Lothar
blackAndWhite true
CannesFilmFestivalSection competition
CannesFilmFestivalYear 1949
cinematographyBy Woody Bredell NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Michael Gordon NERFINISHED
discussesTheme family relationships
justice
mercy killing
distributor Universal Pictures
editedBy Edward Curtiss NERFINISHED
festivalScreening Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
genre drama
film noir
mainCharacter Catherine Cooke NERFINISHED
David Douglas NERFINISHED
Judge Calvin Cooke NERFINISHED
musicBy Daniele Amfitheatrof NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus euthanasia
legal ethics
moral dilemma
originalLanguage English
portrayedBy Ann Doran NERFINISHED
Bert Freed NERFINISHED
Charles Lane NERFINISHED
Edmond O'Brien NERFINISHED
Florence Eldridge NERFINISHED
Frank Cady NERFINISHED
Fredric March NERFINISHED
Frieda Inescort NERFINISHED
Geraldine Brooks NERFINISHED
Harry Harvey NERFINISHED
Howland Chamberlain NERFINISHED
John McIntire NERFINISHED
Stanley Ridges NERFINISHED
Virginia Brissac NERFINISHED
Will Wright NERFINISHED
producer Jerry Bresler NERFINISHED
productionCompany Universal-International Pictures NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1948
runtimeMinutes 91
screenwriter Michael Blankfort NERFINISHED
Robert Thoeren NERFINISHED
setting United States of America
surface form: United States
title An Act of Murder NERFINISHED

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Florence Eldridge notableWork An Act of Murder