Laura / director, Otto Preminger ; screenplay, Jay Dratler.

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A Park Avenue society beauty is murdered in her apartment bringing Detective Mark McPherson to New York's most elegant neighborhood. As he tries to get inside the head of the victim, Laura Hunt, he also questions the men in her life; the acerbic critic Waldo Lydecker and playboy fiance Shelby Carpen...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Preminger, Otto (Director)
Dratler, Jay (Screenwriter)
Caspary, Vera, 1899-1987
Tierney, Gene (Actor)
Price, Vincent, 1911-1993 (Actor)
Webb, Clifton, 1889-1966 (Actor)
Andrews, Dana, 1909-1992 (Actor)
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published: [United States] : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2013]
Series:Studio classic.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Murder > New York (State) > New York.
Police > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama.
Mistaken identity > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Single women > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Man-woman relationships.
Mistaken identity.
Murder.
Police.
Single women.
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) > Drama.
New York (State) > New York.
New York (State) > New York > Manhattan.
Feature films.
Detective and mystery films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Detective and mystery films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 Blu-ray disc (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video Blu-ray Disc
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Summary:
A Park Avenue society beauty is murdered in her apartment bringing Detective Mark McPherson to New York's most elegant neighborhood. As he tries to get inside the head of the victim, Laura Hunt, he also questions the men in her life; the acerbic critic Waldo Lydecker and playboy fiance Shelby Carpenter. 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.
Note:Title from web page.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1944.
Based on the novel by Vera Caspary.
Special features: Commentaries; Gene Tierney: a shattered portrait; Vincent Price: the versitale villain; deleted scene; original theatrical trailer; extended movie version; The obsession.
Call Number:CY4 D0148008 Blu-ray Video
Audience:
Rating: Not rated.
Credits:Director, Otto Preminger.
System Details:Blu-ray Disc, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 (English), Dolby digital 1.0 (Spanish, French); requires Blu-ray player.
Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:
Vincent Price, Clifton Webb, Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney.