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Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9780783236353 Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, NTSC ISBN: 0783236352 Label: Universal Studios Manufacturer: Universal Studios Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Universal Studios Release Date: August 03, 1999 Running Time: 108 minutes Studio: Universal Studios Theatrical Release Date: 1943 Sales Rank: 12385 Related Items: Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential video: Alfred Hitchcock considered this 1943 thriller to be his personal favorite among his own films, and although it's not as popular as some of Hitchcock's later work, it's certainly worthy of the master's admiration. Scripted by playwright Thornton Wilder and inspired by the actual case of a 1920's serial killer known as "The Merry Widow Murderer," the movie sets a tone of menace and fear by introducing a psychotic killer into the small-town comforts of Santa Rosa, California. That's where young Charlie (Teresa Wright) lives with her parents and two younger siblings, and where murder is little more than a topic of morbid conversation for their mystery-buff neighbor (Hume Cronyn). Charlie was named after her favorite uncle, who has just arrived for an extended visit, and at first Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotten) gets along famously with his admiring niece. But the film's chilling prologue has already revealed Uncle Charlie's true identity as the notorious Merry Widow Murderer, and the suspense grows almost unbearable when young Charlie's trust gives way to gradual dread and suspicion. Through narrow escapes and a climactic scene aboard a speeding train, this witty thriller strips away the façade of small-town tranquility to reveal evil where it's least expected. And, of course, it's all done in pure Hitchcockian style. --Jeff Shannon Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Hitchcock's favorite filmThroughout the 40s and beyond, Alfred Hitchcock cited Shadow of a Doubt as his favorite film of hois own work. It's easy to see why. This film is a powerful statement about the elemental chaos that surrounds us. Hugely influential with the film nor of the 40s and 50s. Rating:  - You live in a dream world, and I have brought you nightmares.This movie may start out similarly to many other 40's films, but Joseph Cotten's uncharacteristic creepiness brings this film a sense of dread not seen in american cinema until in the 70's. Uncle Charlie is more comparable to Travis Bickle than to any of Hitchcock's often confused, tragic characters, and this is where the films strength lies. Of course, all of Hitchcock's films are immaculately directed; but this film is almost kafkaesque in its embrace of the psycopath. That this is ... Read More Rating: - Four out of Five stars for Hitchcock's "Shadow of a DoubtTeresa Wright and Joseph Cotten give good, solid performances in this Hitchcock thriller. Hitchcock evidently said this was his favorite movie: Charlie (Teresa Wright) plays a young woman who "hero worships" her namesake: Uncle Charlie (Joseph Cotten). Young Charlie feels her life in idyllic Santa Rosa, Ca. is boring/humdrum...she commiserates with her father - stating nothing ever happens to their family. She decides to send a telegram to her favorite Uncle asking him to ... Read More Rating: - The absolute BEST!!!Best Hitchcock film, best American movie, best satire, best thriller, best snapshot of small town Americana, best insight into the underside of everyday life, best existential American film. Breathtakingly written, breathtakingly photographed, breathtakingly acted, breathtakingly directed, breathtakingly brilliant. It never palls. A true Classic. Rating: - Liebermeister!One of the greatest movies of all time! Featured are two excellent, albeit, greatly underrated actors -- Joseph Cotton and Theresa Wright. The casting of the movie is spot-on, with every single role, even the very small parts, *perfectly* cast. Hitchcock is famous for having once said that actors are just so much cattle. I find that hard to believe -- not hard to beleive that he said but, rather, hard to believe he meant it. There are any number of actors who ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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