# The Woman in the Window (1944)

> A mild-mannered college professor’s flirtation with a portrait’s mysterious subject plunges him into murder, concealment, and blackmail.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10313

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director: Fritz Lang
- Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey, Edmund Breon, Dan Duryea, Thomas E. Jackson, Dorothy Peterson, Robert Blake
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037469/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, brooding, paranoid, classic movie night, noir double feature

## Synopsis

A professor's life spirals into chaos after a chance encounter with a mysterious woman.

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