Shadow of a Doubt

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Shadow of a Doubt is a 1943 psychological thriller film often regarded as one of Alfred Hitchcock’s finest works, exploring dark secrets and suspense in a seemingly idyllic small town.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
psychological thriller film
aspectRatio 1.37:1
basedOn original story by Gordon McDonell
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy Joseph A. Valentine NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Alfred Hitchcock NERFINISHED
distributedBy Universal Pictures NERFINISHED
distributorCountry United States NERFINISHED
editedBy Milton Carruth NERFINISHED
filmFormat 35 mm
filmingLocation Santa Rosa, California NERFINISHED
genre film noir
psychological thriller
hasCharacter Detective Jack Graham NERFINISHED
Emma Newton NERFINISHED
Herbie Hawkins NERFINISHED
hasTheme corruption of innocence
duality of human nature
family secrets
includedIn National Film Registry NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Charlie Newton NERFINISHED
Uncle Charlie Oakley NERFINISHED
musicBy Dimitri Tiomkin NERFINISHED
notableFor collaboration between Alfred Hitchcock and writer Thornton Wilder
depiction of menace beneath small-town American life
originalLanguage English NERFINISHED
plotSummary A young woman suspects her beloved uncle may be a serial killer hiding in her small town.
producer Jack H. Skirball NERFINISHED
productionCompany Skirball Productions NERFINISHED
recognizedAs one of Alfred Hitchcock's finest films
registrySelectionYear 1991
releaseDate 1943-01-12
releaseYear 1943
runtimeMinutes 108
screenwriter Alma Reville NERFINISHED
Sally Benson NERFINISHED
Thornton Wilder NERFINISHED
setting Santa Rosa, California NERFINISHED
starring Henry Travers NERFINISHED
Hume Cronyn NERFINISHED
Joseph Cotten NERFINISHED
Macdonald Carey NERFINISHED
Patricia Collinge NERFINISHED
Teresa Wright NERFINISHED
storyBy Gordon McDonell NERFINISHED
timePeriodDepicted World War II era

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Alfred Hitchcock directed Shadow of a Doubt
Alfred Hitchcock notableWork Shadow of a Doubt
Hume Cronyn notableWork Shadow of a Doubt
Joseph Cotten notableWork Shadow of a Doubt