# The Paradine Case (1947)

> A celebrated barrister's fixation on his enigmatic murder client threatens to destroy both his defense and his supposedly perfect marriage.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19846

## Facts

- Runtime: 114 min
- Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance
- Director: Alfred Hitchcock
- Cast: Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Alida Valli, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Ethel Barrymore, Louis Jourdan, Leo G. Carroll
- TMDB rating: 6.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039694/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: bleak, psychological, melodramatic, classic cinema night, alfred hitchcock marathon

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- [Anatomy of a Murder (1959)](https://ember.film/movie/64)
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- [Strangers on a Train (1951)](https://ember.film/movie/690)
- [The Lady from Shanghai (1947)](https://ember.film/movie/2308)
- [Under Capricorn (1949)](https://ember.film/movie/2416)
- [The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)](https://ember.film/movie/16533)
- [Boomerang! (1947)](https://ember.film/movie/11434)
- [Stage Fright (1950)](https://ember.film/movie/1340)
- [Murder! (1930)](https://ember.film/movie/20023)
- [Dial M for Murder (1954)](https://ember.film/movie/408)

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