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A Woman's Vengeance

1948 · 96 min

A brooding, talky noir that tightens like a noose as suspicion and self-interest close in on an innocent man.

Overview
A cheating husband is charged in the poisoning death of his invalid wife, in spite of other women and suicide also being suspected.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • justice
  • guilt
  • deception
  • love
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery
Directed by
Zoltan Korda
Written by
Aldous Huxley
Starring
Charles Boyer, Ann Blyth, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke, Mildred Natwick, Cecil Humphreys, Hugh French, Rachel Kempson
Music
Miklós Rózsa
Cinematography
Russell Metty
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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