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The Big Clock
“The Strangest and Most Savage Manhunt in History!”
7.3 / 10• 1948• 1h 35m•NR• English
CrimeThriller
Storyline
George Stroud, a crime magazine's crusading editor, has to postpone a vacation with his wife - again - when a glamorous blonde is murdered and he is assigned by his publishing boss 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 that he is the killer.
Cast & Crew
Ray Milland
George Stroud
Lead
Charles Laughton
Earl Janoth
Maureen O'Sullivan
Georgette Stroud
George Macready
Steve Hagen
Rita Johnson
Pauline York
Elsa Lanchester
Louise Patterson
Harold Vermilyea
Don Klausmeyer
Dan Tobin
Roy Cordette
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Farrow's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Big Clock is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
