A Double Life

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A Double Life

1947,

1h 44m,

Crime/

Drama

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88%

8 Reviews

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1,000+ Ratings

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65%

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Highly regarded theater actor Anthony John (Ronald Colman) has a violent temper, which leads his actress wife, Brita (Signe Hasso), to leave him. When the two perform together in a production of "Othello," the strain of playing Othello drives John insane, to the point of killing his mistress, Pat Kroll (Shelley Winters). John does not remember the incident, but is forced to face his actions when promoter Bill Friend (Edmond O'Brien) uses the murder to publicize the play.

Dilys Powell

Sunday Times (UK)

Aug 17, 2022

Though it will not, I fancy, change the course of cinema history it turns out to be intelligently constructed and executed.

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Allen Almachar

The MacGuffin

Aug 11, 2020

A well-made film about one man's descent in to madness.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Sep 26, 2012

It was the role of a lifetime, for any actor, but Colman got it, and he nailed it. He won an Oscar and a Golden Globe, and he deserved them.

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Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

Feb 19, 2009

2/5

Colman faz um belo trabalho como o perturbado ator que falha em separar realidade da fico, mas Cukor e seus roteiristas se perde nos aspectos da produo que devem ao noir, tornando-a frgil e artificial.

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Aug 8, 2008

Subtle, well-directed drama.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Feb 2, 2007

B

Ronald Colman won a Best Actor Oscar for his ornate and hammy performance as an obsessed matinee-idol stage actor cracking up before our eyes.

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Jan 31, 2019

The best movie score ever composed!

George L

Dec 9, 2018

A far from routine thriller, this great noir mixes Shakespeare's Othello with intrigue and romance. Colman is fantastic as is Signe Hasso.

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George Cukor

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Ronald Colman

Anthony John

Signe Hasso

Brita

Shelley Winters

Pat Kroll

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Bill Friend

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Synopsis

Highly regarded theater actor Anthony John (Ronald Colman) has a violent temper, which leads his actress wife, Brita (Signe Hasso), to leave him. When the two perform together in a production of "Othello," the strain of playing Othello drives John insane, to the point of killing his mistress, Pat Kroll (Shelley Winters). John does not remember the incident, but is forced to face his actions when promoter Bill Friend (Edmond O'Brien) uses the murder to publicize the play.

Director: George Cukor
Producer: Michael Kanin
Screenwriter: Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin, William Shakespeare
Distributor: Universal International Pictures
Production Co: Universal International Pictures
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 1947, Original
Release Date (DVD): Jul 22, 2003
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Mono

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