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The Naked Edge (1961)

28/06/1961 (GB)Mystery, Thriller1h 40m
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ONLY THE MAN WHO WROTE PSYCHO COULD JOLT YOU LIKE THIS!

Overview

Five years after George Radcliffe was the chief witness in a high profile murder case, his wife receives a blackmailing letter accusing him of the crime.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Gary Cooper

      Gary Cooper

      George Radcliffe

    2. Deborah Kerr

      Deborah Kerr

      Martha Radcliffe

    3. Eric Portman

      Eric Portman

      Jeremy Clay

    4. Diane Cilento

      Diane Cilento

      Mrs. Heath

    5. Hermione Gingold

      Hermione Gingold

      Lilly Harris

    6. Peter Cushing

      Peter Cushing

      Mr. Evan Wrack

    7. Michael Wilding

      Michael Wilding

      Morris Brooke

    8. Ronald Howard

      Ronald Howard

      Mr. Claridge

    9. Ray McAnally

      Ray McAnally

      Donald Heath

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Jun 8, 2023

    Gary Cooper is "George Radcliffe" whose testimony at the Old Bailey sends a young, alcoholic "Donald Heath" (Ray McAnally) to jail for murder. Years later, his wife Deborah Kerr ("Martha") receives a letter in the post that was sent at the time, but delayed by a mail robbery, trying to blackmail her husband for the murder. Despite wanting to disbelieve this, she cannot quite dismiss the idea and the more uncertain she becomes, the more uncertain we become... There are some good supporting performances from Eric Portman, Hermione Gingold as "Lily" and Diane Cilento as "Mrs. Heath"; a well writt...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • blackmail
    • suspicion