Shadow of a Doubt
Alfred Hitchcock
Charlie Oakley comes to visit his family in Santa Rosa, California. He finds his niece of the same name, with whom hehas a very close relationship. But the situation soon becomes complicated when she suspects him of being the terrible murderer on the run from the police.
With : Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey
Image : Joseph A. Valentine
Editing : Milton Carruth
Music : Dimitri Tiomkin
Direction artistique : John B. Goodman
Decors : Russell A. Gausman
Screenplay : Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, Alma Reville
Image : Joseph A. Valentine
Editing : Milton Carruth
Music : Dimitri Tiomkin
Direction artistique : John B. Goodman
Decors : Russell A. Gausman
Screenplay : Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, Alma Reville
This film noir takes place in a charming little residential town in an innocent and vulnerable American family, making the suspense even more efficient. The "master of suspense" manages to build up the tension from a totally ordinary everyday situation. With Charlie Oakes and his disturbing appearance, the film reflects Hitchcock's fascination with dark and threatening characters (particularly reminiscent of Norman Bates in Psycho).Shadow of a Doubt was Hitchcock's favourite film, and he said of it that "it brings murder and violence back into the home, where it belongs".