The Naked Edge
ONLY THE MAN WHO WROTE PSYCHO COULD JOLT YOU LIKE THIS!
1961 | 100m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Michael Anderson |
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| Writer: | Joseph Stefano, Max Ehrlich |
| Staring: |
| Five years after George Radcliffe was the chief witness in a high profile murder case, his wife receives a blackmailing letter accusing him of the crime. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 28, 1961 |
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| Director: | Michael Anderson |
| Writer: | Joseph Stefano, Max Ehrlich |
| Genres: | Mystery, Thriller |
| Keywords | blackmail, suspicion |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Baroda, Pennebaker-Baroda Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gary Cooper | George Radcliffe |
| Deborah Kerr | Martha Radcliffe |
| Eric Portman | Jeremy Clay |
| Diane Cilento | Mrs. Heath |
| Hermione Gingold | Lilly Harris |
| Peter Cushing | Mr. Evan Wrack |
| Michael Wilding | Morris Brooke |
| Ronald Howard | Mr. Claridge |
| Ray McAnally | Donald Heath |
| Sandor Elès | Manfridi |
| Wilfrid Lawson | Mr. Pom |
| Helen Cherry | Miss Osborne |
| Joyce Carey | Victoria Hicks |
| Diane Clare | Betty |
| Frederick Leister | Judge |
| Martin Boddey | Jason Roote |
| Peter Wayn | Chauffeur |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Anderson | Director |
| Julie Harris | Costume Design |
| Erwin Hillier | Director of Photography |
| Carmen Dillon | Art Direction |
| Joseph Stefano | Screenplay |
| Max Ehrlich | Novel |
| Bill Kirby | Production Supervisor |
| William Alwyn | Music |
| Gordon Pilkington | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Marlon Brando sr. | Executive Producer |
| George Glass | Producer |
| Walter Seltzer | Producer |
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Gary Cooper is "George Radcliffe" whose testimony at the Old Bailey sends a young, alcoholic "Donald Heath" (Ray McAnally) to jail for murder. Years later, his wife Deborah Kerr ("Martha") receives a letter in the post that was sent at the time, but delayed by a mail robbery, trying to blackmail her ... husband for the murder. Despite wanting to disbelieve this, she cannot quite dismiss the idea and the more uncertain she becomes, the more uncertain we become... There are some good supporting performances from Eric Portman, Hermione Gingold as "Lily" and Diane Cilento as "Mrs. Heath"; a well written/delivered dialogue and Michael Anderson does manage to keep us guessing for much of this superior, quite intriguing drama. Rarely screen anywhere nowadays, but it does hold the attention and Cooper is really rather good.