The Paradine Case

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black-and-white film courtroom drama film film

The Paradine Case is a 1947 courtroom drama film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, in which Gregory Peck plays a defense attorney entangled in a complex murder trial involving a beautiful widow.

Aliases (1)

The Paradine Case (novel) ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	black-and-white film → courtroom drama film → film →
basedOn	The Paradine Case (novel) →
basedOnWorkAuthor	Robert Hichens →
castMember	Alida Valli → Ann Todd → Charles Coburn → Charles Laughton → Ethel Barrymore → Gregory Peck → Isobel Elsom → Joan Tetzel → John Williams → Leo G. Carroll NERFINISHED → Louis Jourdan →
character	André Latour → Gay Keane → Judge Lord Thomas Horfield → Maddalena Anna Paradine → Sir Simon Flaquer →
cinematographyBy	Lee Garmes →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
director	Alfred Hitchcock →
distributor	Selznick Releasing Organization →
editedBy	Hal C. Kern →
filmingProcess	black and white →
genre	drama film → legal drama film →
hasTheme	marital strain → moral ambiguity → obsession →
mainCharacter	Anthony Keane →
musicBy	Franz Waxman →
narrativeFocus	courtroom proceedings → murder trial →
notableFor	being one of Alfred Hitchcock's postwar Hollywood films →
originalLanguage	English →
plotElement	beautiful widow accused of murdering her husband → defense attorney falls in love with his client →
portrayedBy	Gregory Peck →
producer	David O. Selznick →
releaseDecade	1940s →
runtimeMinutes	114 →
screenwriter	Alma Reville → David O. Selznick → James Bridie →
settingLocation	England → London →
yearOfRelease	1947 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Paradine Case ("The Paradine Case (novel)") →	basedOn
Gregory Peck →	notableWork