Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
In director Fritz Lang's 1956 film noir entry Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, a newspaper publisher sets himself up for murder as a hoax to illustrate the faulty logic behind circumstantial evidence. Unforeseen complications soon place him in position to be executed.
Fast Facts
- Release date: September 5, 1956
- Directed by Fritz Lang
- Starring: Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer, Arthur Franz, Philip Bourneuf and Ed Binns
- Studio: RKO Pictures
- Running time: 80 minutes
- Peter Hyams' remake stars Michael Douglas, Amber Tamblyn and Jesse Metcalfe
Lang's Last Effort
The original Beyond a Reasonable Doubt film was Fritz Lang's last American directorial effort. The German filmmaker was one of the film noir genre's most acclaimed directors; he was also responsible for classics like the landmark silent sci-fi film Metropolis and the crime drama M.
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