Laura
20th Century Fox (1944)
Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance
In Collection
#7580
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Seen ItYes
024543060826
IMDB   8.1
1 hr 28 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1   NR
Gene Tierney Laura Hunt
Dana Andrews Det. Lt. Mark McPherson
Clifton Webb Waldo Lydecker
Vincent Price Shelby Carpenter
Judith Anderson Mrs. Ann Treadwell
Cy Kendall Inspector (scenes deleted)
Grant Mitchell Lancaster Corey (scenes deleted)
Dorothy Adams Bessie Clary, Laura's Maid (uncredited)
Terry Adams Woman (uncredited)
Lane Chandler Detective (uncredited)
Director
Otto Preminger
Rouben Mamoulian
Producer Otto Preminger
Writer Vera Caspary
Jay Dratler
Betty Reinhardt
Samuel Hoffenstein
Musician David Raksin


Film noir, a classic film style of the '40s and '50s, is noted for its dark themes, stark camera angles and high-contrast lighting. Comprising many of Hollywood's finest films, film noir tells realistic stories about crime, mystery, femme fatales and moral conflict.

A definitive film noir classic, Laura tells the shocking story of a Park Avenue society beauty murdered in her apartment, which brings Detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) to New York's most elegant neighborhood. As he tries to get inside the head of the victim, Laura Hunt (Gene Tierney), he also questions the men in her life - the acerbic critic Waldo Lydecker (Clifton Webb) and playboy fiancé Shelby Carpenter (Vincent Price). Lulled by her stunning portrait, fine liquor and classical music, McPherson doesn't know he's in for a heart-stopping shock with the sudden appearance of a woman who seems to be Laura herself. Steeped in suspense, heightened reality and witty sophistication, Laura leads to a shocking climax.
Edition Details
Edition Special Edition
Distributor 20th Century Fox
Release Date 2002
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Standard 1.33:1 B&W
Subtitles English; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono [CC]
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo [CC]
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
EXTENED MOVIE VERSION - with alternate opening
COMMENTARY - by composer David Raksin and Wesleyan University Film Professor Jeanine Basinger and film historian/author Rudy Behlmer
DOCUMENTARIES - "Gene Tierny: A Shattered Portrait" and "Vincent Price: The Versatile Villain" as seen on BIOGRAPHY on the A&E Network
DELETED SCENE - with optional commentary by Rudy Behlmer
THEATRICAL TRAILER