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1949 · 83 min · NR

D.O.A.

Directed by Rudolph Maté · Mystery, Thriller, Crime

D.O.A. (1949) is a Mystery film, directed by Rudolph Maté set in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the 1940s.

A film noir and murder mystery, with a tense and bleak tone. Themes of mortality & aging play out through frame narrative.

Composer
Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography
Ernest Laszlo
Cast
Edmond O'BrienPamela BrittonLuther AdlerBeverly GarlandLynn BaggettWilliam ChingHenry HartNeville Brand

The world of this film

Setting

Where
San FranciscoLos Angeles
Setting
Urban
When
1940s

Premise & themes

Premise
Film NoirMurder Mystery
Themes
Mortality & Aging
Structure
Frame Narrative
Tone
TenseBleak

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Propulsive
Based on
Pure Fiction

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