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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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
basedOn original screenplay
character Austin Spencer NERFINISHED
District Attorney Roy Thompson NERFINISHED
Susan Spencer NERFINISHED
Tom Garrett NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy William Snyder NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Fritz Lang NERFINISHED
distributor RKO Radio Pictures
editedBy Gene Fowler Jr. NERFINISHED
filmingLocation United States NERFINISHED
genre crime drama
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
Dana Andrews NERFINISHED
Joan Fontaine NERFINISHED
Philip Bourneuf NERFINISHED
Shepperd Strudwick NERFINISHED
Sidney Blackmer NERFINISHED
theme capital punishment
media and public opinion
miscarriage of justice

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