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64% Critic Match
The House on Telegraph Hill
“Shame is the mistress of this house and betrayal its master!”
6.4 / 10• 1951• 1h 33m•NR• English
ThrillerDramaMystery
Storyline
Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder when she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.
Cast & Crew
Richard Basehart
Alan Spender
Lead
Valentina Cortese
Victoria Kowelska
William Lundigan
Major Marc Bennett
Fay Baker
Margaret
GG
Gordon Gebert
Christopher
Steven Geray
Dr. Burkhardt
Herbert Butterfield
Joseph C. Callahan
KT
Kei Thin Chung
Kei - Houseboy
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Wise's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The House on Telegraph Hill is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
