The Big Clock

The Big Clock

1948 · 95 min · EN · 7.3 (139 votes)
Dir. John Farrow · Starring Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Sullivan, George Macready, Rita Johnson, Elsa Lanchester · Music Victor Young

The Strangest and Most Savage Manhunt in History!

CrimeThriller

Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor has to post-pone a vacation with his wife, again, when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss Janoth to find the killer. As the investigation proceeds to its conclusion, Stroud must try to disrupt his ordinarily brilliant investigative team as they increasingly build evidence (albeit wrong) that he is the killer.

VIBE

A suffocating sense of paranoia grips this classic noir. The city's shadows hide secrets, and every conversation feels like a trap. You'll be on edge, questioning everyone's motives as the walls close in.

tenseclaustrophobiccynicalsuspensefulsteadyclassic noirtightly plotteddialogue-drivenurban decayguiltparanoiadeceptionambition
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