Paura in palcoscenico

Titolo originale: Stage Fright

1950
T
1h 51min

VALUTAZIONE IMDb

7,0/10

16.835

LA TUA VALUTAZIONE

Riproduci trailer2: 50

1 video

99+ foto

Film Noir Mystery Thriller

Un'attrice in difficoltà cerca di aiutare un amico a dimostrare la sua innocenza dall'accusa di aver ucciso il marito di una donna dell'alta società.Un'attrice in difficoltà cerca di aiutare un amico a dimostrare la sua innocenza dall'accusa di aver ucciso il marito di una donna dell'alta società.Un'attrice in difficoltà cerca di aiutare un amico a dimostrare la sua innocenza dall'accusa di aver ucciso il marito di una donna dell'alta società.

Vedi le informazioni sulla produzione su IMDbPro

VALUTAZIONE IMDb

7,0/10

16.835

LA TUA VALUTAZIONE

Vedi le informazioni sulla produzione su IMDbPro

Premi
- 2 vittorie e 1 candidatura in totale

Commodore Gill
(as Alistair Sim)

Sybil Thorndike

Mrs. Gill

Kay Walsh

Nellie Goode

Miles Malleson

Mr. Fortesque
(as Miles Mallison)

Hector MacGregor

Freddie Williams

Joyce Grenfell

'Lovely Ducks'

André Morell

Inspector Byard
(as Andre Morell)

Patricia Hitchcock

Chubby Bannister

Ballard Berkeley

Sergeant Mellish

Robert Adair

Rough Individual
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Alfie Bass

Stage Hand With Microphone
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Hyma Beckley

Man in Pub
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Gordon Bell

2nd Chauffeur
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Gerald Case

Policeman
(non citato nei titoli originali)

Altri elementi simili

7,2

Io confesso

6,2

Il peccato di Lady Considine

7,4

Il ladro

7,1

Sabotatori

6,5

Il caso Paradine

7,0

La congiura degli innocenti

7,6

I prigionieri dell'oceano

7,8

L'ombra del dubbio

6,6

Il sipario strappato

7,3

Il sospetto

6,8

Complotto di famiglia

7,0

Sabotaggio

Trama

Modifica

Lo sapevi?

Modifica

Quiz
In an extraordinary move for the normally controlling director, Sir Alfred Hitchcock allowed Marlene Dietrich an exceptional amount of creative control for this movie, particularly in how she chose to light her scenes. Hitchcock knew that Dietrich had learned a great deal of the art of cinematography from Josef von Sternberg and Günther Rittau and let her work with Cinematographer Wilkie Cooper to light and set her scenes the way that she wished.

Blooper
In the opening credits, Alastair Sim's name is misspelled as "Alistair Sim".

Citazioni
Charlotte Inwood: He was an abominable man. Why do women marry abominable men?

Curiosità sui crediti
The opening credits depict a theatrical safety curtain being raised to reveal the opening shot of London.

Versioni alternative
A French VHS released in the nineties contained two versions of the film: one dubbed, the other subtitled. Beside this difference numerous edits were made in the dubbed version. Many scenes were shortened such as the talk between Eve and her father outside the boathouse in the night, Eve's attempt to disguise herself as a maid... However, and more importantly, this version contained two longer scenes not present in any copy released on VHS or DVD so far.
The first one is an extension of the bar discussion scene between the maid and the other patrons, right before Eve asks Wilfred Smith "Don't you think she's talking too much?" The dialog is dubbed in French.
The second scene is a slightly but magnificent longer version of Marlene Dietrich singing "The Laziest Gal in Town". The complete song runs 4 minutes instead of 3.37 in the edited version. The cut occurs after the first "it's not 'cause I couldn't" in the lyrics.

Connessioni
Featured in Marlene (1984)

Colonne sonore
The Laziest Gal in Town
(1950) (uncredited)
Written by Cole Porter
Performed by Marlene Dietrich and a male quartet

Recensioni degli utenti148

Lascia una recensione

Recensione in evidenza

Not a total Hitchcock misfire

STAGE FRIGHT (1950), whicch is usually dismissed as an Alfred Hitchcock failure, really has some fascinating things in it. As a whole, the film feels empty. The viewer knows they saw masterful construction work, but with lousy glue.

Richard Todd plays a Londoner wrongly accused of murdering his mistresses' husband. He is befriended by a young actress (Jane Wyman), her eccentric dad (Alister Sim, perfect as a daffy version of a Brit gentleman)

This film has arresting female characters (Marlene Dietrich is great as Todd's gal-pal. Patricia Hitchcock makes a top-grade debut in her father's films, and Kay Walsh is unforgettable as a blackmailer.)

The film begins in mid chase, has a terrific long take during a flashback, several other chases across and around stages and outdoor performances. The finale in a cluttered, noir-ish prop room is good stuff. What truly mars the film is the uninteresting sub-plot with detective Michael Wilding.