The Paradine Case

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The Paradine Case

1947,

1h 56m,

Drama

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Attorney Anthony Keane (Gregory Peck) agrees to represent Londonite Mrs. Paradine (Alida Valli), who has been fingered in her husband's murder. From the start, the married lawyer is drawn to the enigmatic beauty, and he begins to cast about for a way to exonerate his client. Keane puts Andre Latour (Louis Jourdan), the Paradine household servant, on the stand, suggesting he is the killer. But Keane soon loses his way in the courtroom, and his half-baked plan sets off a stunning chain of events.

Marjory Adams

Boston Globe

Nov 17, 2020

[The Paradine Case] has almost everything to recommend it: a superb director, Alfred Hitchcock; an impressive cast, a typical expensive and authentic production by David O. Selznick and an exciting story.

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Bosley Crowther

New York Times

Mar 25, 2006

3.5/5

With all the skill in presentation for which both gentlemen are famed, David O. Selznick and Alfred Hitchcock have put upon the screen a slick piece of static entertainment.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Sep 25, 2025

4/10

This is, bizarrely, a rather uneventful legal thriller, even with a combative exchange or two.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 22, 2021

2.5/4

Rebecca, the first collaboration between Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick, led to a Best Picture Oscar; The Paradine Case, their final film together, led to a rare failure for Hitchcock and a draining of the studio coffers for Selznick.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Apr 15, 2021

6/10

I'm afraid it's one of Hitchcock's minor works. [Full review in Spanish]

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Sep 9, 2020

4/5

More than just an excellent example of Hitchcock's craftsmanship, The Paradine Case is an intriguing stew of subverted desire and the denial of satisfaction, and remains one of the auteur's most subtly perverse offerings.

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Hagrid R

Feb 1, 2019

A bit of a miss-step by Hitchcock and weakest by some margin of his O. Selznick movies. The plot is drawn out and unengaging, an unbelievable obsession with the femme-fatale and a dull courtroom drama. Not memorable at all really.

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Poe L

Sep 24, 2018

The Paradine Case is a dry courtroom drama which, despite its subject matters, lacks passion or intrigue. Gregory Peck seems to have a difficult time emoting, and Alida Valli isn't as compelling as the film wishes her to be. I don't think Hitchcock put his heart into this project.

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Han S

May 18, 2017

Not even the world's most thrilling director, Gregory Peck, and an early Hollywood appearance of Louis Jordan can save this tedious, narcoleptic-inducing court-room drama. It does have its moments of course but the running time is quite unecessary and as a result, there is little or no tension to propell it forward or sustain interest to the viewer.

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Alfred Hitchcock

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Gregory Peck

Anthony Keane, Counsel for the Defense

Alida Valli

Mrs. Maddalena Anna Paradine

Charles Laughton

Judge Lord Thomas Horfield

Charles Coburn

Sir Simon Flaquer

Ann Todd

Gay Keane

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Synopsis

Attorney Anthony Keane (Gregory Peck) agrees to represent Londonite Mrs. Paradine (Alida Valli), who has been fingered in her husband's murder. From the start, the married lawyer is drawn to the enigmatic beauty, and he begins to cast about for a way to exonerate his client. Keane puts Andre Latour (Louis Jourdan), the Paradine household servant, on the stand, suggesting he is the killer. But Keane soon loses his way in the courtroom, and his half-baked plan sets off a stunning chain of events.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Producer: David O. Selznick
Screenwriter: Ben Hecht, Alma Reville, David O. Selznick, James Bridie
Distributor: Fox, Selznick International Pictures
Production Co: United Artists, Vanguard Films Production
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 31, 1947, Wide
Release Date (DVD): May 30, 2017
Runtime: 1h 56m
Sound Mix: Mono
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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