Laura (1944 film)

Laura is a 1944 American film noir produced and directed by Otto Preminger. It stars Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, and Clifton Webb along with Vincent Price and Judith Anderson. The screenplay by Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein, and Betty Reinhardt is based on the 1943 novel Laura by Vera Caspary. Laura received five nominations for the Academy Awards, including for Best Director, winning for Best Black and White Cinematography.

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Directed by	Otto Preminger
Screenplay by	Jay Dratler Samuel Hoffenstein Elizabeth Reinhardt Ring Lardner Jr. (uncredited)
Based on	Laura by Vera Caspary
Produced by	Otto Preminger
Starring	Gene Tierney Dana Andrews Clifton Webb Vincent Price Judith Anderson
Cinematography	Joseph LaShelle
Edited by	Louis Loeffler
Music by	David Raksin
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	October 11, 1944 (1944-10-11)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.02 million[1]
Box office	$2 million (rentals)[2][3][4]

In 1999, Laura was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[5][6] The American Film Institute named it one of the 10 best mystery films of all time, and it also appears on Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" series.[7]