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Whirlpool (1950)
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Gene Tierney, José Ferrer, Richard Conte, Charles Bickford
6.7
92%Runtime98 min
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The wife of a psychoanalyst falls prey to a devious quack hypnotist when he discovers she is an habitual shoplifter. Then one of his previous patients now being treated by the real doctor is found murdered, with her still at the scene, and suspicion points only one way.
Critical Reception & Ratings
Whirlpool (1950), directed by Otto Preminger, has received critical acclaim, with a 92% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. While it has a more modest 6.7/10 rating on IMDb, the film is considered a well-crafted psychological thriller that explores themes of hypnosis and deception.
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Fans of classic Hollywood thrillers and director Otto Preminger's stylish direction will appreciate the gripping story of Whirlpool, the 1950 psychological drama starring the captivating Gene Tierney as a woman ensnared in a web of deceit and manipulation by a cunning hypnotist.
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Whirlpool is a 1950 American film noir thriller directed by Otto Preminger and written by Ben Hecht and Andrew Solt, adapted from the 1946 novel Methinks the Lady... by Guy Endore. The film stars Gene Tierney, Richard Conte, José Ferrer and Charles Bickford, and features Constance Collier in her final film role. Its plot follows the kleptomaniac wife of a wealthy Los Angeles psychoanalyst who, after a chance meeting with a hypnotist, is charged with a violent murder.
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