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The Paradine Case

  • 19471947
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 2h 5m
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6.5/10
12K
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Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, and Alida Valli in The Paradine Case (1947)
A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.
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A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
12K
YOUR RATING
    • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Writers
    • Robert Hichens(from the novel by)
    • Alma Reville(adaptation)
    • David O. Selznick(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Gregory Peck
    • Ann Todd
    • Charles Laughton
    • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Writers
    • Robert Hichens(from the novel by)
    • Alma Reville(adaptation)
    • David O. Selznick(screen play)
  • Stars
    • Gregory Peck
    • Ann Todd
    • Charles Laughton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 118User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    Trailer 1:41
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    Gregory Peck and Alida Valli in The Paradine Case (1947)
    "The Paradine Case" Alida Valli and Lester Matthews (as Inspector Ambrose) 1947
    "The Paradine Case" Gregory Peck and Alida Valli 1947
    "The Paradine Case" Charles Laughton 1947
    "The Paradine Case" Gregory Peck and Charles Laughton 1947
    "The Paradine Case" Gregory Peck and Alida Valli 1947
    "The Paradine Case" Louis Jourdan 1947
    "The Paradine Case" Alida Valli 1947
    "The Paradine Case" Ann Todd and Charles Laughton 1947
    "The Paradine Case" 1947
    "The Paradine Case" Louis Jourdan and Gregory Peck 1947
    "The Paradine Case" Charles Laughton 1947

    Top cast

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    Gregory Peck
    Gregory Peck
    • Anthony Keane
    Ann Todd
    Ann Todd
    • Gay Keane
    Charles Laughton
    Charles Laughton
    • Judge Lord Thomas Horfield
    Charles Coburn
    Charles Coburn
    • Sir Simon Flaquer
    Ethel Barrymore
    Ethel Barrymore
    • Lady Sophie Horfield
    Louis Jourdan
    Louis Jourdan
    • Andre Latour
    Alida Valli
    Alida Valli
    • Maddalena Anna Paradine
    • (as Valli)
    Leo G. Carroll
    Leo G. Carroll
    • Sir Joseph
    Joan Tetzel
    Joan Tetzel
    • Judy Flaquer
    Isobel Elsom
    Isobel Elsom
    • Innkeeper
    Patrick Aherne
    • Police Sgt. Leggett
    • (uncredited)
    Gilbert Allen
    • Undetermined Role
    • (uncredited)
    John Barton
    • Courtroom Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Leonard Carey
    Leonard Carey
    • Courtroom Stenographer
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Carruthers
    Steve Carruthers
    • Courtroom Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Constance Cavendish
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Russell Custer
    • Barrister in Courtroom
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Deery
    • Juror
    • (uncredited)
      • Alfred Hitchcock
    • Writers
      • Robert Hichens(from the novel by)
      • Alma Reville(adaptation)
      • David O. Selznick(screen play)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When Alfred Hitchcock delivered the completed movie to the studio, after a Hitchcock record of ninety-two days of filming, it ran almost three hours. This rough cut was initially trimmed to two hours and twelve minutes, which was the version screened for the Academy of Arts & Sciences. In this version, Ethel Barrymore can be seen as the half-crazed wife of Lord Horfield, which explains the Oscar nomination for her performance (there was apparently a brilliant museum scene where Lady Horfield requests Anthony Keane to save Mrs. Paradine, and another scene where Lady Horfield tries to hide her coughing from her husband). Producer David O. Selznick subsequently cut the film to two hours and five minutes, and then to its present length of one hour and fifty-four minutes, in which Barrymore's screen time totals about three minutes. In 1980, a flood reputedly destroyed the original, uncut version, making the restoration of the cut scenes unlikely, although it has been reported that some of these cut scenes reside at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York.
    • Goofs
      When Keane travels to the Paradine country home, his train is seen entering the village from the left, framed by an overhanging tree branch. When Keane departs the village, a train is shown beneath the same branch departing from the right. It's the same shot, flipped for reuse.
    • Quotes

      Judge Lord Thomas Horfield: I do not like to be interrupted in the middle of an insult.

    • Crazy credits
      In opening credits scroll below Ethel Barrymore: "and two new / Selznick Stars / Louis Jourdan / and / Valli". Alida Valli's name is in script form, and Jourdan had been playing leading roles in French films for several years before making "The Paradine Case".
    • Alternate versions
      Originally released at 132 minutes.
    • Connections
      Featured in American Masters: Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1998)

    User reviews118

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    8/10
    Actually, Pretty Good
    I liked this one, even though most people don't. It's a fascinating tale, and it seems very much Hitchcockian. Sure, it seems to drag at times, but the plot, directing, and the acting is good. Louis Jourdan is probably the best actor in this whole production. And to think this is his first English-speaking film. Gregory Peck is pretty good, also. I liked at the beginning when the cops arrested Alida Valli, and the audience isn't really sure why that is. Andre Latour's (Jourdan) little breakdown (I use breakdown for want of a better word) in the courtroom is terrific. I really love this movie, and I don't care how boring other people say it is. I would recommend this movie to anyone who thinks they can appreciate it.
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    • plato-11
    • Dec 31, 1999

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 1948 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Lake District, Cumbria, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Selznick International Pictures
      • Vanguard Films
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 5 minutes
      • Black and White

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