Valerie
1957 · Movie · 84 min. · United States
John Garth (Sterling Hayden) is tried for critically wounding his wife Valerie (Anita Ekberg) and murdering her parents (John Wengraf and Iphigenie Castiglioni.) His testimony is one of disappointment with Valerie, her unfaithfulness with Reverend Blake (Anthony Steele),and the continual nagging by her parents; a combination of events that drove him to violence. He makes no mention of having a bad childhood. Valerie, from her hospital bed, testifies of a nightmarish marriage, constant brutality and an unreasonable suspicion of Reverend Blake who befriended her in her misery.
Direction Gerd Oswald
Cast Sterling Hayden · Anita Ekberg · Anthony Steel · Peter Walker · John Wengraf · Jered Barclay · Iphigenie Castiglioni · Robert Adler · Gage Clarke · Tom McKee · Malcolm Atterbury · Sydney Smith · Stanley Adams · Juney Ellis · Darryl Duran
Soundtrack Albert Glasser
Screenplay Laurence Heath · Emmett Murphy
Cinematography Ernest Laszlo
Original title Valerie
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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