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Laura (1944)

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Reviews Counted:51

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Rotten:27

Average Rating:4.0/10

Consensus: A psychologically complex portrait of obsession, Laura is also a deliciously well-crafted murder mystery.

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A classic noirish mystery with a consummate ensemble of actors. Dana Andrews adroitly plays the detective who delves into the murder of the stunningly beautiful Laura, with whom it seems everyone,... A classic noirish mystery with a consummate ensemble of actors. Dana Andrews adroitly plays the detective who delves into the murder of the stunningly beautiful Laura, with whom it seems everyone, including the detective himself, is in love. But Webb steals the show as the titular ingenue's creepily elegant social mentor, Waldo Lydecker. Based on the novel by Vera Caspary. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Director. Academy Awards: Best (Black-and-White) Cinematography. [More]

Starring: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price

Starring: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson, James Flavin, Clyde Fillmore, Ralph Dunn, Grant Mitchell, Kathleen Howard, Dutch Schlickenmeyer, Harry Strang, Lane Chandler, Frank La Rue

Director: Otto Preminger

Director: Otto Preminger
Screenwriter: Jay Dratler, Elizabeth Reinhardt, Samuel Hoffenstein, Ring Lardner, Jerry Cady
Story: Vera Caspary
Producer: Otto Preminger
Composer: David Raksin

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The effect of the film’s moral clash and divergence is still a dark, moody magnetism that feels as alluringly relevant today as it did more than six decades ago.

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The noir film as we know it today was in its infancy in 1944, but Laura is one of the movies that brought it to age.

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Nothing says romance like a few smokes, a bottle of liquor, and some quality alone time with the mesmerizing painting of a recently murdered dame.

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