Sweltering Borgesian fantasy
D.O.A. (1949)
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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:18
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.7/10
Runtime: 85 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: This famous film-noir murder mystery features an inventive twist: the victim as "detective," desperately trying to solve his own murder. An accountant on vacation in San Francisco gets a dose of... This famous film-noir murder mystery features an inventive twist: the victim as "detective," desperately trying to solve his own murder. An accountant on vacation in San Francisco gets a dose of lethal, slow-acting poison. He then begins a desperate search for the individual responsible for his impending demise. Irresistible plot given remakes in 1969 as COLOR ME DEAD, and in 1988 starring Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid. [More]
Starring: Edmond O'Brien, Luther Adler, Pamela Britton, Neville Brand
Starring: Edmond O'Brien, Luther Adler, Pamela Britton, Neville Brand, Beverly Garland, Lynne Baggett, William Ching, Henry Hart, Laurette Luez, Jess Kirkpatrick
Director: Rudolph Maté
Director: Rudolph Maté
Producer: Leo C. Popkin
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
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Reviews for D.O.A.
Apesar de determinados elementos que não envelheceram bem (como as referências na trilha às paqueras do herói), tem uma premissa fascinante que consegue gerar boa dose de suspense.
Rudolph Maté's seminal thriller rapidly decomposes into a campy, confusing bore.
Features a murder victim who acts as a detective to solve his own murder.
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