An Act of Murder (1948)

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Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Release: 1948-12-17
Director: Michael Gordon
Writers: Ernst Lothar , Michael Blankfort , Robert Thoeren
Language: English
Stars: Fredric March , Edmond O’Brien , Florence Eldridge , Geraldine Brooks , Stanley Ridges , John McIntire , Frederic Tozere , Will Wright (I) (1894–1962) , Virginia Brissac , Francis McDonald
Runtime: 91 min
Awards: 1 nomination
AKA: The Case Against Calvin Cooke (United States of America) , Акт убийства , An Act of Murder (United States of America) , Não Matarás (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Piedad criminal (Chile) , An Act of Murder (United Kingdom) , Piedad criminal (Mexico) , Du skal ikke slå ihjel (Norway) , An Act of Murder (Canada) , Thi kendes for ret (Denmark) , An Act of Murder , Jag är anklagad (Sweden) , Na giati eglimatisa (Greece) , Un act de crimă (Romania) , I Stand Accused (Australia) , Piedade Homicida (Brazil) , Le droit de tuer (France, French Republic) , The Judge's Wife (United States of America) , Teska dilema , Il delitto del giudice (Italy) , Huomispäivä parempi (Finland) , Live Today for Tomorrow (United States of America) , Vive hoy para mañana (Spain)
Plot: Judge Cooke, good husband and father, is known in court as Old Man Maximum. Cooke's daughter loves defender Dave Douglas, who hates Cooke's attitude toward defendants. Cooke's life shatters when he learns his wife has terminal brain cancer; as her pain worsens, he begins to consider mercy-killing, but that would place him in the position of a defendant.
IMDB:tt0040072