The Paradine Case

Name: The Paradine Case
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime
Released: July 13, 1948
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 64

1948

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Selznick Releasing Organization | Release Date: July 13, 1948 | Approved

Summary: A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Romance, Crime

Rating: Approved

Runtime: 125 min

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Marjory Adams

The Paradine Case is more than just a big and elegant whodunit. It has smart, penetrating, clever characterization and Mr. Hitchcock has used his unexcelled craftsmanship to show the interplay of motive and mood, the power and weakness of love, the courage and cowardice of mankind. [15 May 1948, p.12]

Collider Stephanie Weber

Love triangles, secrets, murder, and wild courtroom drama make for a gripping Hitchcock classic. Read full review

Staff (Not Credited)

The Paradine Case offers two hours and 11 minutes of high dramatics. Read full review

Bosley Crowther

Call it a mystery melodrama...Call it a courtroom tragi-romance or a husband-wife problem play. Call it, indeed, a social satire and you won't be entirely wrong. For it's all of these things rolled together in one fitfully intriguing tale, smoothly told through a cultivated camera. Read full review

Dave Kehr

Ultimately unsuccessful, the film is nevertheless a fascinating first draft for Vertigo. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Hitchcock tried mightily but didn't quite overcome the rambling, overlong script of this film--much of which was penned by producer Selznick, who sent the director scenes as he finished writing them, a practice Hitchcock hated. Read full review

Pauline Kael

Talky and stiff, the film never finds the passionate tone that it needs.

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