| Edition |
Full screen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
WB archive collection
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| System Details |
DVD-R, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Cast |
Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Dame May Whitty, Angela Lansbury, Barbara Everest, Emil Rameau, Edmund Breon, Halliwell Hobbes, Tom Stevenson. |
| Credits |
Cinematographer, Joseph Ruttenberg ; art director, Cedric Gibbons ; editor, Ralph E. Winters ; music, Bronislau Kaper ; costume designer, Irene ; special effects, Warren Newcombe. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1944 [American version]. |
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Based on the play "Angel Street" by Patrick Hamilton. |
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"This disc is expected to play back in DVD video "play only" devices and may not play back in other DVD devices, including recorders and PC drives."--Container. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
A susceptible young woman marries a suave, romantic man never suspecting that he is a murderous scoundrel, obsessed with finding the jewels hidden in her London home. She becomes the helpless victim as slowly, insidiously, he drives her to the brink of insanity. |
| Note |
Special features: theatrical trailer. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, 1945: Best Actress in a Leading Role (Ingrid Bergman); Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White. Golden Globes, 1945: Best Motion Picture Actress (Ingrid Bergman). |
| Subject |
Gas light fixtures -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Husband and wife -- Drama.
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Wife abuse -- Drama.
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Psychological abuse -- Drama.
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Distress (Psychology) -- Drama.
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Hiding places -- Drama.
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Jewel thieves -- Drama.
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Terror -- Drama.
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Murder -- Drama.
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Murderers -- Drama.
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London (England) -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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England -- Social life and customs -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Detective and mystery films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Van Druten, John, 1901-1957.
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Reisch, Walter.
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Balderston, John L. (John Lloyd), 1889-1954.
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Cukor, George, 1899-1983.
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Hornblow, Arthur, Jr., 1893-1976.
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Boyer, Charles, 1899-1978.
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Bergman, Ingrid, 1915-1982.
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Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994.
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Whitty, May, Dame, 1865-1948.
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Lansbury, Angela, 1925-
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Everest, Barbara, 1890-1968.
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Rameau, Emil, 1878-1957.
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Breon, Edmund, 1882-1951.
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Hobbes, Halliwell, 1877-1962.
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Stevenson, Tom, 1910-2004.
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Hamilton, Patrick, 1904 Mar. 17-1962.
Angel Street.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Turner Entertainment Co.
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Warner Bros. Entertainment.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Gas light |
| Note |
Also known as: Murder in Thornton Square |
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Also known as: Strange case of murder |
| ISBN |
883316380352 |
| Standard No. |
883316380352 : $24.99 |
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