A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.A happily married London barrister falls in love with the accused poisoner he is defending.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Alida Valli
- Maddalena Anna Paradine
- (as Valli)
Patrick Aherne
- Police Sgt. Leggett
- (uncredited)
Gilbert Allen
- Undetermined Role
- (uncredited)
John Barton
- Courtroom Spectator
- (uncredited)
Leonard Carey
- Courtroom Stenographer
- (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
- Courtroom Spectator
- (uncredited)
Constance Cavendish
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
Russell Custer
- Barrister in Courtroom
- (uncredited)
Jack Deery
- Juror
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Sir Alfred Hitchcock delivered the completed movie to the studio, after a Hitchcock record of ninety-two days of filming, it ran almost three hours. This rough cut was initially trimmed to two hours and twelve minutes, which was the version screened for the Academy of Arts & Sciences. In this version, Ethel Barrymore can be seen as the half-crazed wife of Lord Horfield, which explains the Oscar nomination for her performance (there was apparently a brilliant museum scene where Lady Horfield requests Anthony Keane to save Mrs. Paradine, and another scene where Lady Horfield tries to hide her coughing from her husband). Producer David O. Selznick subsequently cut the film to two hours and five minutes, and then to its present length of one hour and fifty-four minutes, in which Barrymore's screen time totals about three minutes. In 1980, a flood reputedly destroyed the original, uncut version, making the restoration of the cut scenes unlikely, although it has been reported that some of these cut scenes reside at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York.
- GoofsWhen Keane travels to the Paradine country home, his train is seen entering the village from the left, framed by an overhanging tree branch. When Keane departs the village, a train is shown beneath the same branch departing from the right. It's the same shot, flipped for reuse.
- Quotes
Judge Lord Thomas Horfield: I do not like to be interrupted in the middle of an insult.
- Crazy creditsIn opening credits scroll below Ethel Barrymore: "and two new / Selznick Stars / Louis Jourdan / and / Valli". Alida Valli's name is in script form, and Jourdan had been playing leading roles in French films for several years before making "The Paradine Case".
- Alternate versionsOriginally released at 132 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in American Masters: Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood (1998)
Featured review
Actually, Pretty Good
I liked this one, even though most people don't. It's a fascinating tale, and it seems very much Hitchcockian. Sure, it seems to drag at times, but the plot, directing, and the acting is good. Louis Jourdan is probably the best actor in this whole production. And to think this is his first English-speaking film. Gregory Peck is pretty good, also. I liked at the beginning when the cops arrested Alida Valli, and the audience isn't really sure why that is. Andre Latour's (Jourdan) little breakdown (I use breakdown for want of a better word) in the courtroom is terrific. I really love this movie, and I don't care how boring other people say it is. I would recommend this movie to anyone who thinks they can appreciate it.
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- plato-11
- Dec 31, 1999
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Alfred Hitchcock's The Paradine Case
- Filming locations
- Lake District, Cumbria, England, UK(on location)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $4,258,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $6,789
- Runtime2 hours 5 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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