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47% Critic Match
The Unholy Wife
“HALF-ANGEL......HALF-DEVIL, she made him HALF-A-MAN! ...she flaunted his hopes, taunted his dreams, turned his peaceful valley into a volcano of seething passions that even murder could not stem!”
4.7 / 10• 1957• 1h 34m•NR• English
ThrillerCrimeDrama
Storyline
A woman marries a man for his wealth, then concocts a plan to kill him, take his money, and run off with her lover. Things go wrong when they accidentally kill the wrong person.
Cast & Crew
Diana Dors
Phyllis Hochen
Lead
Rod Steiger
Paul Hochen
Tom Tryon
San Sanders
Beulah Bondi
Emma Hochen
Marie Windsor
Gwen
Arthur Franz
Father Stephen Hochen
Luis van Rooten
Ezra Benton
Joe De Santis
Gino Verdugo
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Farrow's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Unholy Wife is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
