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Director:
Writers:
Thornton Wilder (screenplay) &
Sally Benson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
16 August 1943 (Sweden) more
Tagline:
A Blast of DRAMATIC Dynamite exploded right before your eyes!
Plot:
A young woman discovers her visiting "Uncle Charlie" may not be the man he seems to be. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
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(10 articles)
Farber in the Forties
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Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock 
 
Writing credits
Thornton Wilder (screenplay) &
Sally Benson (screenplay) &
Alma Reville (screenplay)

Gordon McDonell (story)

Produced by
Jack H. Skirball .... producer
 
Original Music by
Dimitri Tiomkin 
 
Cinematography by
Joseph A. Valentine (director of photography) (as Joseph Valentine)
 
Film Editing by
Milton Carruth 
 
Art Direction by
John B. Goodman 
 
Set Decoration by
Russell A. Gausman  (as R.A. Gausman)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Tummel .... assistant director
Ralph Slosser .... second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Robert F. Boyle .... associate art director (as Robert Boyle)
Edward R. Robinson .... associate set decorator (as E.R. Robinson)
Dorothea Holt .... illustrator (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Bernard B. Brown .... sound director
Robert Pritchard .... technician
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Adrian .... gowns: Teresa Wright
Vera West .... costumes
 
Music Department
Charles Previn .... musical director
 
Other crew
Adele Cannon .... set continuity
 
Thanks
Thornton Wilder .... acknowledgment: for his contribution to the preparation of this production (as Mr. Thornton Wilder)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Shadow of Doubt (USA) (poster title)
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Runtime:
108 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Canada:PG (Ontario) | Spain:13 | South Korea:15 (2004) | Brazil:14 | USA:PG (re-rating) (1984) | Argentina:16 | Australia:PG | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Ireland:PG | Peru:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #9011) (original rating) | UK:A (original rating)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The name "Charlie" is spoken approximately 170 times. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When young Charlie is reading the newspaper in the library, the camera casts a shadow on her back. more
Quotes:
Mrs. Poetter: There's one good thing in being a widow, isn't there? You don't have to ask your husband for money. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) more
Soundtrack:
The Merry Widow Waltz more

FAQ

What is the tune that Charlie can't get out of her head?
Is Uncle Charlie really the Merry Widow Murderer?
Any recommendations for other movies by Alfred Hitchcock?
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83 out of 130 people found the following comment useful.
Uncle Hitch, 23 January 2005
10/10
Author: abelardo64 from United States

Uncle Charlie did it for me. I mistrusted the uncle thing as a term of endearment ever since. Joseph Cotten is the perfect charming monster. Uncle Charlie's urbanity becomes his most frightening feature. So plausible. So real. Thornton Wilder was Hitchcock's partner in crime this time and it shows. The structure is Our Townish, the characters, deliciously rich. Patricia Collinge's performance is so spot on that you're longing for more. The scenes between Henry Travers and Hume Cronyn are how I imagine the story meetings between Thornton Wilder and Alfred Hitchcock. Teresa Wright's eyes tell the whole story from the audience's point of view, even if the audience is one step ahead of her. Brilliant, because in Joseph Cotten's eyes we find his need for redemption or are we falling in the trap of this master manipulator? We are torn, just like Teresa Wright. I've seen "Shadow of a Doubt" 3 or 4 times but every time you're forced to take the trip with the same amount of commitment. I've been toying with the thought of a remake, I've been doing this lately, although I hate the idea of remakes of great movies, this one is one of those that in the right hands could have a real impact. Using Thornton Wilder's original script as the Bible, Steven Sodebergh could do scrumptious remake for the new millennium. Tim Robbins as uncle Charlie, can you imagine? Natalie Portman as his niece. Joan Cusak and William H Macy as her parents. Wouldn't you go to see that?

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