Sudden Fear
 | Directed by David Miller Starring: Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame, Bruce Bennett, Virginia Huston Kino Video, 1952, DVD Customer Rating: 61 reviews Recommend |
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Joan Crawford turns in one of the most emotionally charged performances of her career as a playwright who must use her plotting skills to save her own life, in this beautifully crafted film noir thriller. Nominated for four Academy Awards, "Sudden Fear" is an unbeatable combination of lush melodrama and drop-dead suspense.
Sudden Fear is one of those noir gems about a love-hate relationship between a husband and wife that's doomed from the very beginning. Jack Palance plays an ambitious actor rebuffed by playwright and heiress Joan Crawford. He later romances and marries her before falling under the dark spell of ex-girlfriend Gloria Grahame. When Palance and Grahame plot to get her fortune, the evil scheme backfires with ironically twisted results. Palance has no idea how much his wife truly loves him, and she has no idea how sinister he truly is. It's a fascinating if contrived film, with wonderful nuances and sensitive performances by the three leads. — Bill Desowitz
Title: Sudden Fear
Sales Rank: 31982 in DVD
Actor: Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame, Bruce Bennett, Virginia Huston
Director: David Miller
Studio: Kino Video, 2003-09-02, Theatrical Release: 1952-08-06
Format: Black & White, DVD, NTSC, Acpect Ratio 1.33:1
Languages: English (Original Language)
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Item Dimensions: 0.25 pounds
Package Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches, 0.2 pounds
- Terrific Film Noir!
- Sudden Fear is a fascinating cross between a woman's film and film noir. Perhaps because of its older female protagonist, it has been unfairly neglected. Joan Crawford, acting less histrionically than usual, plays Myra Hudson an heiress and successful playwright. The fact that she's rich and talented makes her an obvious target. She falls for and marries… More reviews
- Joan retains the gold standard of her best films...
- WOW Sudden Fear! One of the first Joan films I have ever seen(way back in 99/2000),it still remains one of her best!If I had to choose(from the titles I have seen/own),A Woman's Face,Sudden fear,Mildred,Dancing Lady,The Women.
First off, some side notes...By 1952,Joan had terminated her contract with Warners after some less than mediocre assignments. For the… More reviews
- 5 star movie, 1 star audio!!!
- I've never seen this movie, but ordered it after reading some feedback from other buyers. It was a great movie, Crawford was awesome in it. However, the audio is horrible. I actually thought something was wrong with the dvd and sent for a replacement disc. Sound quality was the same. It's really disappointing for such a great movie… More reviews
- One of Joan Crawford's best roles....
- Not many fans of Joan Crawford are familiar with this film, but they should be. Attractive San Francisco location shooting and a superb supporting cast featuring Jack Palance, Mike (`Touch") Conners, and Gloria Grahame, raise the bar of this exciting, nail biter noir classic, despite a rather simple and familiar plot. What's fascinating about… More reviews
- Quit your whining, this DVD rocks!
- Alright, there are no special features. Alright, so there aren't even any subtitles. And there are a couple of seconds where the picture had grain- ok, I give. But overall, this film is excellently presented. I don't have any complaints about the sound or the picture- in fact, I thought it was remarkably clear considering that it hasn't been preserved as well as a lot… More reviews
