The Woman in the Window (1944 film)
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The Woman in the Window is a 1944 American film noir directed by Fritz Lang and starring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey, and Dan Duryea. It tells the story of a psychology professor[2] (Edward G. Robinson) who meets a young femme fatale (Joan Bennett) and murders her lover in self-defense.[3]
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| Directed by | Fritz Lang |
| Screenplay by | Nunnally Johnson |
| Based on | Once Off Guard (1942) by J. H. Wallis |
| Produced by | Nunnally Johnson |
| Starring | Edward G. Robinson Joan Bennett Raymond Massey Dan Duryea |
| Cinematography | Milton R. Krasner |
| Edited by | Gene Fowler Jr. Marjorie Fowler |
| Music by | Arthur Lange |
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| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Based on J. H. Wallis' 1942 novel Once Off Guard, the story features two surprise twists at the end. Screenwriter Nunnally Johnson, having written the script for The Grapes of Wrath (1940), was invited by International Pictures to a picture deal, and The Woman in the Window was chosen as its premiere project. According to some sources, [which?] Lang substituted the film's dream ending in place of the originally scripted suicide ending to conform with the moralistic Production Code of the time. However, Lang claimed that it was his idea when asked directly in an interview.[4]
The term "film noir" originated as a genre description in part because of The Woman in the Window.[5]