# Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956)

> A reporter volunteers to become the apparent perpetrator of a murder, exposing the lethal hazards of a justice system built on manufactured certainty.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12254

## Facts

- Runtime: 80 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Director: Fritz Lang
- Cast: Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer, Arthur Franz, Philip Bourneuf, Edward Binns, Shepperd Strudwick, Robin Raymond
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049006/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, paranoid, fatalistic, classic noir night, crime movie marathon

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