Sudden Fear

1952
Approved
1h 50m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,5/10

7,9 k

MA NOTE

Liretrailer1 min 20 s

1 vidéo

48 photos

Film Noir Psychological Thriller Thriller

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueAfter an ambitious actor insinuates himself into the life of a wealthy middle-aged playwright and marries her, he plots with his mistress to murder her.After an ambitious actor insinuates himself into the life of a wealthy middle-aged playwright and marries her, he plots with his mistress to murder her.After an ambitious actor insinuates himself into the life of a wealthy middle-aged playwright and marries her, he plots with his mistress to murder her.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,5/10

7,9 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Nommé pour 4 oscars
- 2 victoires et 5 nominations au total

Junior Kearney
(as Touch Conners)

Rodney Bell

Aggressive Drunk on Street
(uncredited)

Lulu Mae Bohrman

Reception Guest
(uncredited)

George Chan

Julius - the Butler
(uncredited)

Estelle Etterre

Eve Ralston
(uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Reception Guest
(uncredited)

Sam Harris

Reception Guest
(uncredited)

Taylor Holmes

Scott Martindale
(uncredited)

Selmer Jackson

Dr. Van Roan
(uncredited)

Lewis Martin

Bill - the Play Director
(uncredited)

Harold Miller

Reception Guest
(uncredited)

Ewing Mitchell

Bridge Party Guest
(uncredited)

Arthur Space

George Ralston
(uncredited)

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Anecdotes
As the film's executive producer, Joan Crawford was heavily involved in all aspects of the production. She personally hired Lenore J. Coffee as the film's screenwriter, David Miller as director and suggested Elmer Bernstein as composer. She insisted on Charles Lang being hired as the film's cinematographer and personally cast Jack Palance and Gloria Grahame as her co-stars.

Gaffes
When Junior brings Irene to her apartment and refuses to leave, she tries twice to close the door. Each time, a stagehand's hand can be seen reaching for the knob from out in the hall, a common practice on stage sets if a door doesn't latch properly or stay closed.

Citations
Myra Hudson: I was just wondering what I'd done to deserve you.

Générique farfelu
One of the few films with an itemized credits listing for each wardrobe category designer.

Autres versions
The previous 1999 DVD release was slightly altered. The sudden fear sequence eliminates only about eight seconds but noteworthy ones, showing Joan Crawford's falling from a building, and being smothered by the Jack Palance character. These have been restored in the new 2016 Cohen Media Group blu-ray release.

Connexions
Edited into Mme Harris (2005)

Bandes originales
Afraid
by Elmer Bernstein and Jack Brooks

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I know a way..I know a way...I know a way...I know....

"Sudden fear" is everything a good thriller should be.An inventive use of the recorder (an antique today!);The "revenge is a dish best eaten cold" subject masterfully treated;The "flashforwards" in the conditional tense -the "accidents" ,"Irene's schedule"-;the things which seem banal and which play a prominent part in the story:the clock,the wind-up toy,the mirror,all contributes to building a film full of suspense .The three leads ,Joan Crawford , a wealthy lady getting old and thinking she 's found true love,Jack Palance ,not the romantic lead of her play but a disturbing character ,and Gloria Grahame at her bitchiest are terrific.

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