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Laura (1944)

★ 7.6/10 88 min Drama, Mystery United States English
Director: Otto Preminger
Novel: Vera Caspary
Screenplay by: Samuel Hoffenstein, Jay Dratler, Elizabeth Reinhardt, Ring Lardner, Jr.
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The story of a love that became the most fearful thing that ever happened to a woman!

Description

A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.

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Top Cast

Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
Gene Tierney
Gene Tierney Laura Hunt
Clifton Webb
Clifton Webb Waldo Lydecker
Vincent Price
Vincent Price Shelby Carpenter
Judith Anderson
Judith Anderson Ann Treadwell
Dorothy Adams
Dorothy Adams Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)
Wally Albright
Wally Albright Newsboy (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Bobby Barber Newsboy (uncredited)

Laura Appears on 12 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #835
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #404

Critic Curated

Paste Magazine The 100 Best Film Noirs Of All Time
Paste Magazine #09
Paste Magazines 50 Best Films Of The 1940s
Paste Magazine #15
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #179
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #96
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #208

Genre Curation

100 Essential Thrillers by BFI
British Film Institute #13
American Film Institutes Top 10 Mystery Films
American Film Institute #04

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1940-1949 Films
Letterboxd #39
Showdown Sin City
Letterboxd Showdown #12

Movements

Film Noir
CinemaWaves Blog #03

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