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Release Date:
November 1944 (USA) moreTagline:
The story of a love that became the most fearful thing that ever happened to a woman!Plot:
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Review: The Perfect Sleep (From Cinematical. 12 March 2009, 10:45 AM, PDT)
Noir Flicks Stretch Genre Limits
(From New York Post. 4 September 2008, 10:30 AM, PDT)
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Classic Film Noir with Perfect Cast moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Gene Tierney | ... | Laura Hunt |
 | Dana Andrews | ... | Det. Lt. Mark McPherson |
 | Clifton Webb | ... | Waldo Lydecker |
 | Vincent Price | ... | Shelby Carpenter |
| Judith Anderson | ... | Mrs. Ann Treadwell |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Grant Mitchell | ... | Lancaster Corey (scenes deleted) |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
88 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)Certification:
Portugal:M/12 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | South Korea:15 (2004) | Finland:S | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video re-rating) (2005) | UK:U (video rating) (1988) | USA:Approved (PCA #10088)Fun Stuff
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This movie is famous for the haunting "Laura Theme". When asked why she had turned down the part of Laura, Hedy Lamarr said, "They sent me the script, not the score." moreGoofs:
Continuity: When Lydecker is talking to Laura about Carpenter, he reaches for the file twice. moreQuotes:
Waldo Lydecker: My dear, either you were born on a extremely rustic community, where good manners are unknown, or you suffer from a common feminine delusion that the mere fact of being a woman exempts you from the rules of civilized conduct. moreSoundtrack:
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Laura is a wonderful example of film noir. The cast is perfect. Dana Andrews is the detective assigned to investigate the murder of Laura (played by Gene Tierney). As he interviews her associates and becomes mesmerized by her portrait, he begins to fall for Laura posthumously. Clifton Webb plays her mentor perfectly and Vincent Price is classic as Laura's pretty boy fiance. Although the movie begins with Laura's murder, it still has incredible surprises and an awesome denouement. Andrews hard boiled detective and the dark, raining sets illustrate the meaning of film noir. I highly recommend it.