Alfred Hitchcock's shadow of a doubt / a Universal picture ; Skirball Productions ; screenplay, Thornton Wilder, Sally Benson, Alma Reville ; produced by Jack H. Skirball ; directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

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Uncle Charlie is a seemingly charming man visiting his relatives in their small and peaceful hometown. But when his namesake niece, "Young Charlie" suspects that he may in fact be the psychopathic Merry Widow killer, Uncle Charlie must plot the death of his favorite relation in order to remain one s...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Shadow of a doubt (Motion picture) Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Main Author:	Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Universal Pictures Company Skirball Productions (Firm) Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 (Screenwriter) Benson, Sally, 1897-1972 (Screenwriter) Reville, Alma (Screenwriter) Skirball, Jack H., 1896-1985 (Producer) Hitchcock, Alfred, 1899-1980 (Director) Wright, Teresa, 1918-2005 (Actor) Cotten, Joseph, 1905-1994 (Actor) Carey, Macdonald (Actor) Travers, Henry, 1874-1965 (Actor) Collinge, Patricia, 1894-1974 (Actor) Cronyn, Hume (Actor) Ford, Wallace, 1898-1966 (Actor) Wonacott, Edna May (Actor) Bates, Charles, 1934- (Actor) Bacon, Irving, 1893-1965 (Actor) Muse, Clarence (Actor) Shaw, Janet, 1919-2001 (Actor) Jewell, Estelle (Actor) Valentine, J. A. (Joseph A.) (Cinematographer) Goodman, John B. (John Bartlett), 1901-1991 (Artistic director) Gausman, R. A. (Russell A.), 1892-1963 (Set designer) Previn, Charles, 1888-1973 (Conductor) Carruth, Milton (Film editor) West, Vera (Costume designer) McDonell, Gordon
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English or dubbed French; with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	Universal City, Calif. : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, ©[2012]
Edition:	Limited edition.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Serial murderers > Drama. Fugitives from justice > Drama. Deception > Drama. Uncles > Drama. McDonell, Gordon > Film adaptations. Asesinato > Teatro. Secreta > Teatro. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Feature films. Detective and mystery films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. McDonell, Gordon. Deception. Fugitives from justice. Serial murderers. Uncles.
Genre:	Film adaptations. Drama. Teatro. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Feature films. Detective and mystery films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Shadow of a doubt.
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc

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Summary:	Uncle Charlie is a seemingly charming man visiting his relatives in their small and peaceful hometown. But when his namesake niece, "Young Charlie" suspects that he may in fact be the psychopathic Merry Widow killer, Uncle Charlie must plot the death of his favorite relation in order to remain one step ahead of the law in this murderous game of cat-and-mouse.
Note:	Based on the story by Gordon McDonell. Originally released as a motion picture in 1943. Special features: "Beyond doubt: the making of Hitchcock's favorite film" featurette (35 min.); production drawings by art director Robert Boyle; production photographs, theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	AR5 D0155216 Blu-ray Video
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG.
Credits:	Director of photography, Joseph Valentine ; original musical score, Dmitri Tiomkin ; art director, John B. Goodman ; director of sound, Bernard B. Brown ; set decorations, R.A. Gausman ; musical director, Charles Previn ; film editor, Milton Carruth ; assistant director, William Tummel ; costumes, Vera West.
System Details:	Blu-ray ; 1080p High-definition , full screen 1.33:1) presentation; English DTS-HD master audio 2.0 mono. ; French DTS surround, 2.0 mono. ; requires Blu-ray player. Blu-ray disc: Not compatible with standard DVD players; requires Blu-ray disc player.
Cast:	Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, Macdonald Carey, Henry Travers, Patricia Collinge, Hume Cronyn, Wallace Ford, Edna May Wonacott, Charles Bates, Irving Bacon, Clarence Muse, Janet Shaw, Estelle Jewell.