1953 · 91 min · NR

Angel Face

Name: Angel Face
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 1953
Duration: 91 min
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona Freeman, Herbert Marshall, Leon Ames

Directed by Otto Preminger · Drama, Crime

Angel Face (1953) is a Drama film, directed by Otto Preminger set during the 1950s. It runs 91 minutes and is rated NR.

A film noir, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of obsession and guilt & shame run throughout.

Composer

Dimitri Tiomkin

Cinematography

Harry Stradling Sr.

Cast

Robert MitchumJean SimmonsMona FreemanHerbert MarshallLeon AmesBarbara O'NeilKenneth TobeyRaymond Greenleaf

The world of this film

Setting

When

1950s

Premise & themes

Premise

Film Noir

Themes

Obsession Guilt & Shame

Tone

BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Measured

Based on

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Angel Face

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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