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The Woman in White

1948 · 109 min

A moody, atmospheric Victorian mystery that unfolds with gothic tension and romantic melancholy, rewarding close attention.

Directed by
Peter Godfrey
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Alexis Smith, Eleanor Parker, Sydney Greenstreet
Tagline
CAUGHT IN THE BLACK SPELL OF TERROR!
Overview
A young painter stumbles upon an assortment of odd characters at an English estate where he has been hired to give art lessons to beautiful Laura Fairlie. Among them are Anne Catherick, a strange young woman dressed in white whom he meets in the forest and who bears a striking resemblance to Laura; cunning Count Fosco, who hopes to obtain an inheritance for nobleman Sir Percival Glyde, whom he plans to have Laura marry; Mr. Fairlie, a hypochondriac who can't stand to have anyone make the slightest noise; and eccentric Countess Fosco who has her own dark secret. The artist also finds himself drawn to Marion Halcomb, a distant relation to Laura for whom the Count also has plans.

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Directed by
Peter Godfrey
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
Starring
Alexis Smith, Eleanor Parker, Sydney Greenstreet
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • identity
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • family
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller
Directed by
Peter Godfrey
Written by
Stephen Morehouse Avery
Starring
Alexis Smith, Eleanor Parker, Sydney Greenstreet, Gig Young, Agnes Moorehead, John Abbott, John Emery, Curt Bois
Music
Max Steiner
Cinematography
Carl E. Guthrie
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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