“The dramatic case of a beautiful woman whose trial for murder held the nation spellbound.”
In London, barrister Anthony Keane takes the case of Maddalena Paradine, a beautiful woman accused of poisoning her blind husband. Though happily married, Keane becomes infatuated with his enigmatic client and convinced of her innocence. His obsession clouds his judgment as he builds a defense implicating her servant, André Latour—an act that leads to devastating consequences both in court and at home.
Alfred Hitchcock
David O. Selznick
David O. Selznick
Lee Garmes
Franz Waxman
Gregory Peck
Anthony Keane
Ann Todd
Gay Keane
Alida Valli
Mrs. Paradine
Charles Laughton
Judge Lord Thomas Horfield
Charles Coburn
Sir Simon Flaquer
Ethel Barrymore
Lady Sophie Horfield
Louis Jourdan
Andre Latour
Leo G. Carroll
Sir Joseph
Joan Tetzel
Judy Flaquer
Isobel Elsom
Innkeeper
Harry 'Snub' Pollard
Cabby (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
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Gregory Peck is "Keane", a happily married London barrister who is called to defend a woman accused of murdering her wealthy, blind husband. Alida Valli (simply Valli in the titles) is the accused, a glamorous woman who simply reeks of gold-digger right from the start and with Leo G. Carroll leading...
Paradine Case (1947) Trailer
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Vanguard Films
Selznick International Pictures