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Laura

Laura

Drama · Mystery · 1944

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

Movie details

Laura

“The story of a love that became the most fearful thing that ever happened to a woman!”

1944 Drama · Mystery 1h 28m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

7.6 / 10

Community rating

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

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Otto Preminger

Written by

Samuel Hoffenstein · Jay Dratler · Elizabeth Reinhardt · Ring Lardner Jr.

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)

Court is in session

Put Laura on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.