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Sorry, Wrong Number
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| Part No: | B000063URD |
| Manufacturer: | Paramount |
| MFG Part: | PARD048014D |
| Customer Rating: | 4.5 / 5.0 |
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A bedridden heiress phones her husband and overhears two men plotting her murder. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/19/2003 Starring: Barbara Stanwyck Leif Erickson Run time: 89 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Anatole Litvak
Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster star in
Sorry, Wrong Number, an odd telephonic thriller that starts off with a bang. Stanwyck, playing a shrill invalid, is at home alone and phoning around to find her husband. Thanks to a crossed wire, she overhears a murder plot, but she can barely get anyone to pay attention to her, let alone believe her. The rest of the film is played out in telephone conversations and flashbacks as our increasingly frightened heroine tries to find her husband and unravel the murder. Stanwyck, as always, gives a terrific performance, managing to make her character both unlikeable and compelling at the same time. Lancaster, as her kept husband, is handsome, virile, and trapped all at once. The plot, expanded to a film from a tight, dark little radio play, wanders at times but gathers itself back together for a corker of an ending.
--Ali Davis
| Masterpiece | 2008-12-28 | 5 / 5 |
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The first time I saw this film was in 1992 at school. For years the movie's memories never left me and I made a effort to locate this film in 2005 or so only to a dead end. I confused this film with "Dial M for murder." I finally was able to locate this film in 2006 and bought a VHS copy on ebay for like $1.00. I'd like to get the DVD version eventually but it may need to wait. I am glad that they did not "colorize" this film on DVD or else I would stick with my VHS version. This film remains a classic by remaining in black and white.
Overall excellent acting and drama! 5 stars!! |
| Tense, still thrilling movie from the past | 2008-10-20 | 5 / 5 |
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| I loved this movie when it first came out. I had a hard time watching some very tense scenes but that was part of the fun. The DVD arrived on time and in good condition. Thanks. has always given me great service. M Khaldi |
| "There's someone on the stairs!" | 2008-08-03 | 5 / 5 |
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Leona (Barbara Stanwyck) is a rich invalid who is driving her husband (Burt Lancaster) crazy with her attempts to keep him dependent on her financially. When one night he doesn't come home, Leona attempts to call him. Picking up the receiver, she discovers the line in use. A moment of unintentional eavesdropping reveals a murder plot that Leona is helpless to prevent.
For her performance, Stanwyck earned an Oscar nomination. The film is exquisitely directed by Anatole Litvak (the philandering husband of Miriam Hopkins). This is a classic example of film noir and the perfect date night movie. "Sorry....wrong numba..." |
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| My mother and I watched this movie when I was a pre teen, many years ago now. I knew I had to own it. It's a wonderfully written murder mystery that isn't so intricate that you lose interest this movie definetly keeps you on your toes. |
| Sorry Wrong Number | 2008-04-12 | 3 / 5 |
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| Movie was good, not what I expected but good, worth watching if you like movies that stay in the same setting. (kind of remind me of the movie "The Phone Booth") . |
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