The Paradine Case

The Paradine Case

The dramatic case of a beautiful woman whose trial for murder held the nation spellbound.

1947114 min6.3 / 10

A morally complex noir-inflected courtroom drama about a lawyer's dangerous infatuation with a femme fatale client, exploring how desire corrupts judgment and destroys lives.

In London, barrister Anthony Keane takes the case of Maddalena Paradine, a beautiful woman accused of poisoning her blind husband. Though happily married, Keane becomes infatuated with his enigmatic client and convinced of her innocence. His obsession clouds his judgment as he builds a defense implicating her servant, André Latour—an act that leads to devastating consequences both in court and at home.

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