Columbia Pictures | Release Date: October 3, 1965 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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10
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A pleasure to watch from beginning to end. [21 Oct 1965, p.21]
88
Ahead of its time in its attitude toward unwed motherhood, director Otto Preminger's psychological drama has always gotten the same pro/con reaction that typifies Preminger's career. On the chilly side, it also has a great understated Olivier performance, an effective Paul Glass score and some of the era's best widescreen black-and-white photography. [28 Jan 2005, p.4D]
80
Washington PostStaff (Not Credited)
Working in crisp black-and-white, director Preminger, screenwriters John and Penelope Mortimer (adapting Evelyn Piper's novel) and cinematographer Denys Coop do an excellent job of externalizing Anna's heightened neuroses. [10 Feb 2005, p.M24]
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Remains one of the most estimable mystery movies of its period. [25 Mar 2005, p.D03]