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Based on a novel by Robert Hichens, The Paradine Case concerns Anna Paradine (Alida Valli), on trial for the murder of her wealthy husband. British barrister Anthony Keane (played by the aggressively American Gregory Peck) takes on the case-and in the process, falls in love with Anna, despite being married himself. Despite his .. Read more

Starring	Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn
Director	Alfred Hitchcock
Genres	Drama

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- A stodgy and old-fashioned script is given gleaming treatment; this and the acting make it seem better thirty years later than it did on release.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
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  Legal Tangle
  
  If you enjoy court cases with a difference, then The Paradine Case will be just what you want.
  
  With fine performances from Gregory Peck and Valli (... read more »
  
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  - Neville Kelley
  - Abergele, North Wales
  - 26 Jan 2005 at 00:05
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  A Double Base Case
  
  A little lengthier than yer average Hatchplot at an hour an' fifty; musta been made before Alfred's famous dictum about the size of a man's bladder... read more »
  
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- - RinceRi
  - 6 reviews
  - 18 Dec 2011 at 19:22
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  The Paradine Case
  
  I liked this film because Gregory peck was starring in it, he always gives a good account of himself, The story was ok.I found Alida Valli very convincing, Ann ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 07 Jun 2011 at 17:54
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  real stinker
  
  Even the most die-hard Hitch fan will struggle not to fall asleep on the Paradine Case. Even Allida Valli's haunting beauty can't liven up the ... read more »
  
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  - 22 May 2011 at 23:58
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  Suitable case for treatment
  
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  Absent suspense or commonsense, this film fared badly on release nigh on 60 years ago and is no better with the passage of time.
  
  The plot, such as it... read more »
  
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- - Cyclops7
  - 48 reviews
  - North of Hollywood
  - 29 Mar 2011 at 21:29
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  The Paradine Case
  
  An interesting film, but lacks the sinister moments you expect from a Hitchcock film.
  
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- - Miriam
  - Ealing, London
  - 24 Feb 2011 at 01:47
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  a rare Hitchcock courtroom drama
  
  The Paradine Case (1947) stands as a rare Hitchcock courtroom drama. It is one of the Hitch-Selznick films, where Selznick also wrote the script. A beautiful ... read more »
  
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- - rafi
  - 34 reviews
  - Beverley
  - 09 May 2009 at 11:47
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  above average courtroom thriller
  
  A so-so courtroom battle is raised to higher levels by superb direction and camera movements which help avoid the stagey feel most tv court dramas have. Most of... read more »
  
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- - itstinks
  - 550 reviews
  - North of Reading
  - 02 Mar 2009 at 09:01
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  The Paradine Case
  
  The film was wonderful. Good quality picture, well acted and it was a typical Alfred Hitchcock thriller. I liked the way the wife susported her husband. But I ... read more »
  
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- - Jacobs
  - 54 reviews
  - London
  - 12 Oct 2008 at 22:00
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  The Paradine Case (1947)
  
  If you enjoy court cases with a difference, then The Paradine Case will be just what you want. A true classic!
  
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  - London, England
  - 29 Feb 2008 at 17:36
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  just mediocre
  
  not as good as some other hitchcock films i have seen altho the acting was quite good and altho it was entertaining have seen much better
  
  some may ... read more »
  
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  - 19 Jun 2007 at 20:13
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- - 3
  - 1
  Legal Tangle
  
  If you enjoy court cases with a difference, then The Paradine Case will be just what you want.
  
  With fine performances from Gregory Peck and Valli (... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 67043
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Neville Kelley
  - Abergele, North Wales
  - 26 Jan 2005 at 00:05
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  Another Hitchcock classic
  
  Not a bad film at all. The cast was great, the plot a bit monotonus, but was worth watching. Good acting by well known cast. Worth renting.
  
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  - West Midlands
  - 16 Feb 2006 at 20:23
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  Suitable case for treatment
  
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  Absent suspense or commonsense, this film fared badly on release nigh on 60 years ago and is no better with the passage of time.
  
  The plot, such as it... read more »
  
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- - Cyclops7
  - 48 reviews
  - North of Hollywood
  - 29 Mar 2011 at 21:29
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  - 0
  Far fetched
  
  The preposterous plot of this film, wherein Gregory Peck as a lawyer falls in love with a client as soon as he sets eyes on her, means that from the outset one ... read more »
  
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- - Cato
  - 554 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 26 Jun 2006 at 12:37
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  What's to say?
  
  This is a first class B+W film, and for those of us who enjoy a real script - not the nonsense that passes, so often, today for a storyline this is a real treat... read more »
  
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- - les reed
  - East Ham London
  - 20 Sep 2006 at 01:15
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  Interesting Coutroom Drama
  
  Not a great Hitchcock film, in that this is no thriller.
  
  But as a drama it holds the attention.
  
  Gregory Peck is as dependable as he always... read more »
  
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- - BazNorm
  - Surrey
  - 09 Mar 2005 at 13:28
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  Solid Courtroom Drama
  
  This is not an action film, but a reasonably paced and intriguing drama. Played out in the spotlight of a British Court under the masterful eye of his lordship ... read more »
  
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- - SolarvanMan
  - 103 reviews
  - Thirsk
  - 26 Apr 2005 at 07:49
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  hitchcock
  
  A classic by alfred hitchcock.
  
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- - mark leather
  - secret hideaway
  - 02 Nov 2006 at 14:45
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  hitchcock
  
  A classic by alfred hitchcock.
  
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- - mark leather
  - secret hideaway
  - 02 Nov 2006 at 15:06
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  First Class
  
  Again I say it, Hitchcock was a genius of the cinema.
  
  The acting is particularly sublime in this picture, especially from Gregory Peck I thought. ... read more »
  
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- - Edgar Jephcote
  - Notts, UK
  - 19 May 2007 at 11:41

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- The Paradine Case
  
  Based on a novel by Robert Hichens, The Paradine Case concerns Anna Paradine (Alida Valli), on trial for the murder of her wealthy husband. British barrister Anthony Keane (played by the aggressively American Gregory Peck) takes on the case-and in the process, falls in love with Anna, despite being ...