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CrimeAnnée1951Durée1h 33mIMDb6.9

La maison sur la colline

CrimeDrameFilm-Noir

Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder after she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.

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Bande-annonce

Casting

Robert Wise

Director

Richard Basehart

Alan Spender

Valentina Cortese

Victoria Kowelska

William Lundigan

Major Marc Bennett

Fay Baker

Margaret

Gordon Gebert

Christopher

Steven Geray

Dr. Burkhardt

Herb Butterfield

Joseph C. Callahan

Kei Thin Chung

Kei - Houseboy

John Burton

Mr. Whitmore

Katherine Meskill

Mrs. Whitmore

Mario Siletti

Tony, the Grocer

Charles Wagenheim

Man At Accident

DC

David Clarke

Mechanic

TS

Tamara Schee

Maria

Natasha Lytess

Karin Dernakova

AS

Ashmead Scott

Inspector Hardy

MY

Mari Young

Chinese Singer

TM

Tom McDonough

Farrell

EM

Elick Moll

Writer

FP

Frank Partos

Writer

DL

Dana Lyon

Writer

RB

Robert Bassler

Writer

RM

Richard Murphy

Writer

Robert Wise

Writer

Commentaires

8 commentaires

RK+UMA=SOURYAMMay 30, 2023

Farah Alhady🌸May 29, 2023

source: The House on Telegraph Hill

DiNov 18, 2022

Osas IghodaroNov 16, 2022

The House on Telegraph Hill

nsurNov 16, 2022

A pretty interesting slice of American noir, set in post-war San Francisco. The protagonist is a concentration camp survivor from Poland who assumes a dead woman's identity in order to survive, and soon finds herself living in the ancestral home in the US. Richard Basehart is her new husband. Plenty of mystery and character development here amid the slow-burning pace, and it all pays off nicely towards the climax. A subtle but assured kind of film, reminiscent of REBECCA.

TrishieNov 16, 2022

About 10-15 minutes into the film there is a segment showing emmigrants filing into a ship to leave to America. My parents (unknown to them until two years later) got their 15 seconds of fame. They're the man carrying an infant (me, face down-I wasn't ready for my cameo) and the woman with glasses carying two suitcases. The ship was the SS Marine-Jumper (pretty odd name) which left Hamburg, and it arrived in New York on July 7th 1949. The crossing was uneventful except that my mother told me she was angry with the sailors for playing catch with an orange. She hadn't eaten one since 1940.

Joel EL ClaroNov 16, 2022

Robert Wise directed this drama(not a haunted house thriller!) that stars Valentina Cortesa as Victoria Kowelska , a Nazi concentration camp survivor who swaps identities with her deceased friend in order to escape her dire situation. She eventually ends up in San Francisco, at the woman's home, trying to bond with the son, who is now in the custody of Alan Spender(played by Richard Basehart) with whom she falls in love. Sadly, he isn't all he seems either, and circumstances force a fateful confrontation where all secrets will be revealed. Interesting film with a compelling(if contrived) plot, and most appealing San Francisco locations, especially the beautiful title house.

mahdymasrityNov 16, 2022

I was lucky enough to see this movie on the big screen, with a full house, and it was a wonderful experience. The audience was completely enthralled, to the point of yelling out worried instructions to the onscreen characters. The acting in this film is very high-quality, and the pacing effective. I thought the footage of San Francisco (where I saw the film) was beautifully done; it really evokes the Telegraph Hill area. The director made particularly good use of the hills, as you'll see. If you like elegant suspense films like "Gaslight" and "Suspicion", you'll enjoy this one. Valentina Cortese is a very appealing heroine, and the story was made more interesting by the WWII element. The only thing I had a problem with was the fact that the two leading men looked too much alike. But that was a minor flaw in a very well-made film.

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