Stage Fright
1950 · TMDB 6.8
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.
Why it matters
Hitchcock's backstage thriller, in which a young drama student (Jane Wyman) helps a fugitive actor (Richard Todd) prove his innocence, only for the film to reveal that its opening flashback was a lie. The director's most direct assault on the audience's trust.
- Runtime
- 110 min
- Released
- 1950-02-23
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 6.8
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