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After a long career in Europe making costume dramas like MAYERLING TO SARAJEVO, Max Ophuls came to Hollywood. In CAUGHT, he attempted an American-style film noir with a heavy soap opera influence. Taken from a novel, WILD CALENDAR by Libbie Block, the script is by Arthur Laurents, most famous as the co-writer of WEST SIDE STORY... Read more

Starring	James Mason, Robert Ryan, Barbara Bel Geddes, Natalie Schafer
Director	Max Ophuls
Genres	Drama

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- A key American melodrama: draw a line between Citizen Kane and Written on the Wind, and you'll find Ophuls' noir... read more on Time Out
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  I thought this a failrly mediocre film. Just a glorified soap opera with the predictable happy ending. Always liked James Mason though. And a very young, ... read more »
  
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  I find in a lot of film noir, the lighting and sets are better than the acting and the plots. In this case, the acting wasn't too bad, as you would expect ... read more »
  
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  I thought this a failrly mediocre film. Just a glorified soap opera with the predictable happy ending. Always liked James Mason though. And a very young, ... read more »
  
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  Basically, a soap opera in the film noir style: looks terrific, with the odd mixture of James Mason and Robert Ryan working surprisingly well, and Barbara Bel ... read more »
  
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  I thought this a failrly mediocre film. Just a glorified soap opera with the predictable happy ending. Always liked James Mason though. And a very young, ... read more »
  
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  I find in a lot of film noir, the lighting and sets are better than the acting and the plots. In this case, the acting wasn't too bad, as you would expect ... read more »
  
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  Basically, a soap opera in the film noir style: looks terrific, with the odd mixture of James Mason and Robert Ryan working surprisingly well, and Barbara Bel ... read more »
  
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  After a long career in Europe making costume dramas like MAYERLING TO SARAJEVO, Max Ophuls came to Hollywood. In CAUGHT, he attempted an American-style film noir with a heavy soap opera influence. Taken from a novel, WILD CALENDAR by Libbie Block, the script is by Arthur Laurents, most famous as ...