| The Paradine Case | |
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| Directed by | Alfred Hitchcock |
| Screenplay by | Alma Reville James Bridie David O. Selznick Ben Hecht |
| Based on | The Paradine Case by Robert Hichens |
| Produced by | David O. Selznick |
| Starring | Gregory Peck Ann Todd Alida Valli Charles Laughton |
| Cinematography | Lee Garmes |
| Edited by | Hal C. Kern |
| Music by | Franz Waxman Uncredited: Edward Rebner Paul Dessau |
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| Distributed by | Selznick Releasing Organization |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4,258,000[1] |
| Box office | $2.1 million (worldwide)[1][2] |
The Paradine Case is a 1947 courtroom drama with elements of film noir set in England, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O. Selznick. Selznick and an uncredited Ben Hecht wrote the screenplay from an adaptation by Alma Reville and James Bridie of the 1933 novel by Robert Smythe Hichens.[3] The film stars Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Alida Valli, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Ethel Barrymore, and Louis Jourdan. It tells of an English barrister who falls in love with a woman who is accused of murder, and how it affects his relationship with his wife.