Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt is a 1956 American film noir crime drama directed by Fritz Lang, known for its suspenseful plot about a man who deliberately frames himself for murder to expose flaws in the justice system.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beyond a Reasonable Doubt canonical | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| character |
Austin Spencer
NERFINISHED
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District Attorney Roy Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Garrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | William Snyder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Fritz Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Gene Fowler Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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film noir ⓘ mystery film ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Herschel Burke Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | critique of the justice system ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Fritz Lang filmography ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man deliberately frames himself for murder to expose flaws in the justice system. ⓘ |
| producer | Bert Friedlob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Bert Friedlob Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1956-09-13 (approximate U.S. release) ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 80 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Douglas Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| starring |
Arthur Franz
NERFINISHED
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Dana Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Fontaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Bourneuf NERFINISHED ⓘ Shepperd Strudwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Blackmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
capital punishment
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media and public opinion ⓘ miscarriage of justice ⓘ |
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