A Double Life
1947 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
The successful middle-aged Broadway actor Anthony "Tony" John is a dedicated lonely professional that still loves his former wife Brita. They are playing Othello for almost two years and Tony has a breakdown, beginning to lose his mind and sense of reality, confusing his identity with his characters. One night, he meets the waitress Pat Kroll in a distant bar and he spends the night with the easy woman. Then he proposes Brita, who is his best friend, but she refuses to marry him again triggering a jealousy process against their friend Bill. Tony decides to visit Pat late night and in an insanity process, he lives the situation of Othello killing Desdemona. The police arrest a suspect but Bill wants to prove that Tony is responsible for the murder.
Direction George Cukor
Cast Ronald Colman · Signe Hasso · Edmond O'Brien · Shelley Winters · Millard Mitchell · Ray Collins · Betsy Blair
Soundtrack Miklós Rózsa
Screenplay Garson Kanin · Ruth Gordon
Cinematography Milton R. Krasner
Original title A Double Life
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685 votes (FilmAffinity)
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