Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt is a 1956 American film noir crime drama directed by Fritz Lang, known for its suspenseful plot about a man who deliberately frames himself for murder to expose flaws in the justice system.

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instanceOf film
basedOn original screenplay
character Austin Spencer
District Attorney Roy Thompson
Susan Spencer
Tom Garrett
cinematographyBy William Snyder
countryOfOrigin United States
director Fritz Lang
distributor RKO Radio Pictures
editedBy Gene Fowler Jr.
filmingLocation United States
genre crime drama
film noir
mystery film
hasRemake Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009 film)
musicBy Herschel Burke Gilbert
narrativeFocus critique of the justice system
originalLanguage English
partOf Fritz Lang filmography
plotSummary A man deliberately frames himself for murder to expose flaws in the justice system.
producer Bert Friedlob
linked to: Bert E. Friedlob
productionCompany Bert Friedlob Productions
releaseDate 1956-09-13 (approximate U.S. release)
releaseFormat black-and-white film
releaseYear 1956
runtimeMinutes 80
screenwriter Douglas Morrow
setInPeriod 1950s
starring Arthur Franz
Dana Andrews
Joan Fontaine
Philip Bourneuf
Shepperd Strudwick
Sidney Blackmer
theme capital punishment
media and public opinion
miscarriage of justice

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Joan Fontaine notableWork Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt hasRemake Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (2009 film)
linked to: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt