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D.O.A. is a 1949 American film noir, drama, and mystery film directed by Rudolph Maté. The screenplay was written by Russell Rouse, with music composed by Dimitri Tiomkin. The cast includes Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler, and Neville Brand. The narrative is set in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Palm Springs, with filming taking place in San Francisco.
The production companies involved were Cardinal Pictures, Harry Popkin Productions, and United Artists. The film was distributed by United Artists and Netflix, available via video on demand and providers such as fuboTV, MGM+, Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel, and MGM Plus. It is presented in black-and-white and has a runtime of 83 minutes. The movie is part of the National Film Registry and has received review scores of 7.6/10, 88%, and 7.2.
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6.9Frank Bigelow is about to die, and he knows it. The accountant has been poisoned and has only 24 hours before the lethal concoction kills him. Determined to find out who his murderer is, Frank, with the help of his assistant and girlfriend, Paula, begins to trace back over his last steps. As he frantically tries to unravel the mystery behind his own impending demise, his sleuthing leads him to a group of crooked businessmen and another murder.
Cast
- Edmond O'Brien as Frank Bigelow
- Pamela Britton as Paula Gibson
- Luther Adler as Majak
- Beverly Garland as Miss Foster
- Lynn Baggett as Mrs. Philips
- William Ching as Halliday
Themes
- poison
- jazz club
- film noir
- doctor
- sadist
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Rudolph Maté
- Cast member
- Frank Cady
- Composer
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Production company
- United Artists
- Cinematographer
- Ernest Laszlo
- Narrative location
- Palm Springs
- Filming location
- San Francisco
- Duration
- 83
- FilmAffinity ID
- 123516
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Laurette Luez and Edmond O'Brien in DOA.jpg
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- Commons category
- D.O.A. (film)
- publication date
- 1950-01-01
- title
- D.O.A.
- color
- black-and-white
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 88%
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