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Laura

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Laura (1944)

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Reviews Counted: 43

Fresh: 43

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Average Rating: 8.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A classic noirish mystery with a consummate ensemble of actors. Dana Andrews adroitly plays the detective who delves into the murder of the stunningly beautiful Laura, with whom it seems everyone, including the detective himself, is in... A classic noirish mystery with a consummate ensemble of actors. Dana Andrews adroitly plays the detective who delves into the murder of the stunningly beautiful Laura, with whom it seems everyone, including the detective himself, is in love. But Webb steals the show as the titular ingenue's creepily elegant social mentor, Waldo Lydecker. Based on the novel by Vera Caspary. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Director. Academy Awards: Best (Black-and-White) Cinematography. [More]

Starring: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price

Starring: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson, James Flavin, Clyde Fillmore, Ralph Dunn, Grant Mitchell, Kathleen Howard, Dutch Schlickenmeyer, Harry Strang, Lane Chandler, Frank La Rue

Director: Otto Preminger

Director: Otto Preminger
Screenwriter: Jay Dratler, Elizabeth Reinhardt, Samuel Hoffenstein, Ring Lardner, Jerry Cady
Story: Vera Caspary
Producer: Otto Preminger
Composer: David Raksin

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Release:

Nov 4, 2003

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Stereo - English
  • Mono - English
  • Mono - Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scene
  • Alternate Ending
  • Audio Commentary - 1. David Raskin - Composer & Janine Basinger - Wesleyan University Film Professor
  • 2. Rudy Behlmer - Film Historian
  • Documentaries - 1. GENE TIERNEY: A SHATTERED PORTRAIT
  • 2. VINCENT PRICE: THE VERSATILE VILLAIN
  • Theatrical Trailer

Reviews for Laura

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O roteiro é, na melhor das hipóteses, medíocre, mas a direção sombria de Preminger, a música-tema e as atuações de Webb e Price transformam este filme em um marco importante do nascente noir.

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02/29/08
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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Great suspense.

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12/01/07
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
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Less a crime film than a study in levels of obsession, Laura is one of those classic works that leave their subject matter behind and live on the strength of their seductive style.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
10/23/07
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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A hypnotic and deathlessly interpretable experience.

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10/23/07
Michael Atkinson
Village Voice
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It is the sleekest of murder mysteries, and ahead of its time -- not least in having a gay suitor for Laura, and possibly two.

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10/23/07
Channel 4 Film
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Gene Tierney makes an appealing figure as the art executive and Vincent Price is convincing as a weak-willed ne'er-do-well.

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10/23/07
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Variety
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No review available.

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10/23/06
Michael Dequina
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The plot is deliberately perfunctory, the people deliciously perverse, and the mise-en-scène radical.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Time Out
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A camp classic of a very particular variety.

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05/18/06
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central
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Classic in the true sense with great theme music to boot.

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03/09/06
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com
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A classic noir romance where all of the cinematic elements fit together perfectly.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
03/04/06
Angie Errigo
Empire Magazine
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Just watching Clifton Webb's deliciously nasty performance, as the effete critic and Laura's mentor, delivering the film's best lines, is worth the price of admission

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07/04/05
Emanuel Levy
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No review available.

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06/09/05
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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This kooky film noir is so beautifully directed by Otto Preminger that all its protruding elements seem to slide delicately and accurately into place.

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05/16/05
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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At times, the plotting takes leaps that the film’s 87-minute run doesn’t adequately support; but overall this is a gem.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
04/08/05
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal
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...slightly overrated...

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04/03/05
David Nusair
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No review available.

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03/29/05
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
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A genuine classic -- not only of film noir but of film, period.

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03/23/05
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing
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The story is a good whodunnit, although it probably isn't half as clever as a mystery as it is a character study.

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03/17/05
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
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A masterfully complex -- and frequently campy -- portrait of all-consuming romantic self-delusion.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
03/17/05
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine
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July 26, 2005: Preminger's noir thriller is rich in texture and style, deep and ambiguous in meaning, and problematic in structure and point of view--in short, it's a masterpiece Opens in new window
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LAURA is a near-perfect film noir that almost gets stolen by Clifton Webb as 'Waldo'!
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LAURA is a near-perfect film noir that almost gets stolen by Clifton Webb as 'Waldo'!
by: REEL_REVIEWER 10/30/05


REEL_REVIEWER
LAURA is a near-perfect film noir that almost gets stolen by Clifton Webb as 'Waldo'!
by: REEL_REVIEWER 10/30/05


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LAURA is a near-perfect film noir that almost gets stolen by Clifton Webb as 'Waldo'!
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