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Crime of Passion

1956 · 86 min

A slow-burning noir that tightens like a vise, its suburban setting and domestic frustrations slowly curdling into desperation and violence.

Directed by
Gerd Oswald
Genres
Drama, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr
Tagline
Her husband was lying so close... the gun was even closer... now she was only one sin away from the Crime of Passion.
Overview
Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Gerd Oswald
Genres
Drama, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • isolation
  • guilt
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, crime, thriller
Directed by
Gerd Oswald
Written by
Jo Eisinger
Starring
Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr, Fay Wray, Virginia Grey, Royal Dano, Robert Griffin, Dennis Cross
Music
Paul Dunlap
Cinematography
Joseph LaShelle
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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