Shadow of a Doubt

1943 • 1h 48m •

Thriller Mystery Crime

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★ 7.5/10

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In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. But as his behavior grows increasingly strange, she begins to suspect that her beloved uncle may be hiding a terrible secret—and that danger has quietly entered her home.

"What horror did her secret life hold… that made her dread this man of her dreams?"

Top Billed Cast

Teresa Wright

Charlie Newton

Joseph Cotten

Charlie Oakley

Macdonald Carey

Jack Graham

Henry Travers

Joseph Newton

Patricia Collinge

Emma Newton

Hume Cronyn

Herbie Hawkins

Wallace Ford

Fred Saunders

Edna May Wonacott

Ann Newton

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

J John Chard Verified TMDB Critic

2019-08-06

Merry Widow Murderer - Hitchcock style!

Shadow Of A Doubt was believed to have been Hitchcock's own favourite movie, the one that he was most proud of as he felt his critics hadn't got any justifiable ammunition to shoot him down with. The film stands out because it doesn't have the tongue in cheek dark humour traits that light up most of the maestro's classics. The cheeky bonus is that of having the central premise of the main protagonist being a hero of the people. His family all adore him, where he is on the surface a man that all men want to be, and it's here that Hitchcock moulds a chi...