Director Fritz Lang's dazzling film noir, based on the novel by J.H. Wallis, showcases Edward G. Robinson as Richard Wanley, an amiable professor invited to join beautiful model Alice Reed (Joan Bennett) in her apartment when his wife and children are on vacation. His fantasies turn to terror when he kills her tough boyfriend and finds himself in the middle of a deadly blackmail plot. Raymond Massey, Dan Duryea, Bobby Blake, and Spanky McFarland also star. 107 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary; theatrical trailer.

Product details

Director	Fritz Lang
Actor	Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massy, Edmund Breon

Genre	Drama Crime
Content	DVD
FSK / age rating	from age 12
Publication date	10.07.2007
Audio	English (Dolby Digital 1.0), French (Dolby Digital 1.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 1.0)
Subtitles	English, Spanish
Screen	1.33:1
Year of production	1944
Original title	The Woman in the Window
Version	US Version
Region code	1

Cast & Crew

Actor

Production & Studios

Fritz Lang

Genre

Drama
Crime

Customer reviews

Far ahead of its time

Written on 01. June 2009 by Daniel Saner.

This sensational little gem from 1944 will definitely surprise you. It is difficult to imagine how it might have been seen and received back in its day, but watching it from today's perspective it becomes clear that the way it tells its story, the literary techniques it employs, it might just have been about 50 or 60 years ahead of its time. Some elements might feel a little out of place or implausible, but those are mere superficialities. But at its core, I don't know any crime drama from its day that might even compare. It also seems to have inspired one particular cult movie of one particular famous director, which would not see the light of day until 57 years later. Buy this DVD, watch the film, and you will know which one I mean. It will be worth it!