Remove ads

Information

Year
1949
Runtime
93 min.
Director
Carol Reed
Genres
Thriller, Mystery, Film-Noir
Rating *
8.1
Votes *
127,308
Checks
21,663
Favs
2,676
Dislikes
101
Favs/checks
12.4% (1:8)
Favs/dislikes
26:1
* View IMDb information

Top comments

  1. DisneyStitch's avatar

    DisneyStitch

    Sunset Boulevard is probably my favorite Noir film but this, this is a very close 2nd. You can almost feel how bleak, cold, and dark Vienna is during the film. The directors choice of filming many empty streets and landscapes gives the impression that it's impossible to run or hide. Welles runs though the streets like an apparition, a ghost hiding among the long shadows and straddling his own moral line between night and day. No way this film could have been made in color as so much of it relies on the black and white to portray the mood. It's a cinematic triumph and so easy to see why it's a classic. 8 years 2 months ago
  2. fonz's avatar

    fonz

    Visual filmmaking at its finest 8 years 4 months ago
  3. MoutardedShroom's avatar

    MoutardedShroom

    This is a movie of numerous suspicious stares...

    Cinema like this is sorely missed nowadays.
    9 years 10 months ago
See all comments

Friends

Login to see which of your friends have seen this movie!

Activity

  1. Ramo23 checked this movie 6 hours 3 minutes ago
  2. jonjon84 checked this movie 7 hours 33 minutes ago
  3. Barbarabeach checked this movie 1 day 10 hours ago
  4. Lucycat1 added this movie to their watchlist 2 days 3 hours ago
  5. soosha.q favorited this movie 2 days 9 hours ago
  6. soosha.q and heytc17 checked this movie 2 days 10 hours ago
See more activity

In 37 official lists

  1. This movie ranks #1 in BFI's Top 100 British Films
    BFI's Top 100 British Films's icon

    BFI's Top 100 British Fi…

    1
  2. This movie ranks #2 in Time Out's The 100 Best British Films
    Time Out's The 100 Best British Films's icon

    Time Out's The 100 Best …

    2
  3. This movie ranks #3 in BAFTA Award - Best British Film
    BAFTA Award - Best British Film's icon

    BAFTA Award - Best Briti…

    3
  4. This movie ranks #3 in iCheckMovies's 1940s Top 100
    iCheckMovies's 1940s Top 100's icon

    iCheckMovies's 1940s Top…

    3
  5. This movie ranks #4 in IMDb's Film-Noir Top 50
    IMDb's Film-Noir Top 50's icon

    IMDb's Film-Noir Top 50

    4
  6. This movie ranks #4 in Time Out’s The 100 Best Thrillers
    Time Out’s The 100 Best Thrillers's icon

    Time Out’s The 100 Best …

    4
  7. This movie ranks #7 in Roger Ebert's Great Movies
    Roger Ebert's Great Movies's icon

    Roger Ebert's Great Movi…

    7
  8. This movie ranks #10 in IMDb's 1940s Top 50
    IMDb's 1940s Top 50's icon

    IMDb's 1940s Top 50

    10
  9. This movie ranks #13 in Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or
    Cannes Film Festival - Palme d'Or's icon

    Cannes Film Festival - P…

    13
  10. This movie ranks #20 in Halliwell's Top 1000: The Ultimate Movie Countdown
    Halliwell's Top 1000: The Ultimate Movie Countdown's icon

    Halliwell's Top 1000: Th…

    20
  11. This movie ranks #21 in Empire's The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time
    Empire's The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time's icon

    Empire's The 500 Greates…

    21
  12. This movie ranks #23 in ASC's 100 Milestone Films in Cinematography of the 20th Century
    ASC's 100 Milestone Films in Cinematography of the 20th Century's icon

    ASC's 100 Milestone Film…

    23
  13. This movie ranks #25 in Taschen's 100 All-Time Favorite Movies
    Taschen's 100 All-Time Favorite Movies's icon

    Taschen's 100 All-Time F…

    25
  14. This movie ranks #28 in Akira Kurosawa's A Dream Is a Genius
    Akira Kurosawa's A Dream Is a Genius's icon

    Akira Kurosawa's A Dream…

    28
  15. This movie ranks #37 in IMDb's Mystery Top 50
    IMDb's Mystery Top 50's icon

    IMDb's Mystery Top 50

    37
  16. This movie ranks #37 in Academy Award - Best Cinematography
    Academy Award - Best Cinematography's icon

    Academy Award - Best Cin…

    37
  17. This movie ranks #46 in Rotten Tomatoes's Top 100 Movies of All Time
    Rotten Tomatoes's Top 100 Movies of All Time's icon

    Rotten Tomatoes's Top 10…

    46
  18. This movie ranks #55 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
    TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films's icon

    TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest F…

    55
  19. This movie ranks #64 in The Criterion Collection
    The Criterion Collection's icon

    The Criterion Collection

    64
  20. This movie ranks #64 in TSPDT's 1,000 Noir Films
    TSPDT's 1,000 Noir Films's icon

    TSPDT's 1,000 Noir Films

    64
  21. This movie ranks #64 in TSPDT's 100 Essential Noir Films
    TSPDT's 100 Essential Noir Films's icon

    TSPDT's 100 Essential No…

    64
  22. This movie ranks #71 in FilmTotaal Forum's Top 100
    FilmTotaal Forum's Top 100's icon

    FilmTotaal Forum's Top 1…

    71
  23. This movie ranks #75 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
    AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills's icon

    AFI's 100 Years...100 Th…

    75
  24. This movie ranks #76 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time
    Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time's icon

    Sight & Sound's The Grea…

    76
  25. This movie ranks #113 in Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films
    Harvard's Suggested Film Viewing: Narrative Films's icon

    Harvard's Suggested Film…

    113
  26. This movie ranks #167 in Reddit Top 250
    Reddit Top 250's icon

    Reddit Top 250

    167
  27. This movie ranks #176 in Mark Cousins's The Story of Film: An Odyssey
    Mark Cousins's The Story of Film: An Odyssey's icon

    Mark Cousins's The Story…

    176
  28. This movie ranks #202 in IMDb's Top 250
    IMDb's Top 250's icon

    IMDb's Top 250

    202
  29. This movie ranks #203 in BFI's 360 Classic Feature Films Project
    BFI's 360 Classic Feature Films Project's icon

    BFI's 360 Classic Featur…

    203
  30. This movie ranks #216 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
    1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die's icon

    1001 Movies You Must See…

    216
  31. This movie ranks #224 in FOK!'s Film Top 250
    FOK!'s Film Top 250's icon

    FOK!'s Film Top 250

    224
  32. This movie ranks #298 in Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
    Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema's icon

    Jonathan Rosenbaum's Ess…

    298
  33. This movie ranks #359 in Emma Beare's 501 Must-See Movies
    Emma Beare's 501 Must-See Movies's icon

    Emma Beare's 501 Must-Se…

    359
  34. This movie ranks #398 in David Thomson's Have You Seen?
    David Thomson's Have You Seen?'s icon

    David Thomson's Have You…

    398
  35. This movie ranks #880 in The New York Times's Book of Movies
    The New York Times's Book of Movies's icon

    The New York Times's Boo…

    880
  36. This movie ranks #892 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
    The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die's icon

    The Guardian's 1000 Film…

    892
  37. This movie ranks #922 in Time Out's 1000 Films to Change Your Life
    Time Out's 1000 Films to Change Your Life's icon

    Time Out's 1000 Films to…

    922
View all lists this movie is in