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The Paradine Case

“The dramatic case of a beautiful woman whose trial for murder held the nation spellbound.”

1947 · 2 h 5 min
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · UK · Classical Hollywood
CrimeDramaRomanceMystery

Cast

Gregory Peck Ann Todd Charles Laughton Charles Coburn Ethel Barrymore Louis Jourdan

Credits

Written by: David O. Selznick

Plot

A barrister takes the case of a beautiful woman accused of poisoning her blind husband and falls for her.

Sinekatalog’s take

Alfred Hitchcock's courtroom drama is stiff and talky, one of his lesser works despite Gregory Peck and Alida Valli.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (13,668 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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