The Paradine Case ratings (Movie, 1947)
Rank | 9,968 / 245,463 |
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Trend | 6 |
Genres | Romance, Drama, Crime |
Total votes | 12,735 |
Average rating | 6.5 / 10 |
Following a short investigation, the London Police charge Maddalena Paradine with the poisoning murder of her older, blind husband, retired Colonel Richard Paradine, who was dependent on her and others to manage in his life due to his physical disability. She is up front about being a woman with a past, she only becoming wealthy and thus glamorous because of the marriage. Her personal solicitor Sir Simon Flaquer refers the case to his colleague Tony Keane. In spending time with Mrs. Paradise in prison, Tony is immediately attracted to her, that attraction which morphs into obsession. As such, Tony does whatever he can to clear her of the charges, either in mounting a defense of suicide, assisted or not, or that someone else killed him, the most likely candidate being the Colonel's trusted valet, Andre Latour, with who Tony initially believes Mrs. Paradise was having an affair. In the process, Tony may be blinded to the evidence as it presents itself. Who can see what is going on is ...
Directors: Alfred Hitchcock Writers: Alma Reville, Ben Hecht, David O. Selznick, James Bridie, Robert Hichens History (tracking since March 7, 2020) Note: amount of total votes may decrease due to periodic removal of fraudulent ones. Related MoviesTotal votes: 53,767
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