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Movie Info

Highly regarded theater actor Anthony John (Ronald Colman) has a violent temper, which leads his actress wife, Brita (Signe Hasso), to leave him. When the two perform together in a production of "Othello," the strain of playing Othello drives John insane, to the point of killing his mistress, Pat Kroll (Shelley Winters). John does not remember the incident, but is forced to face his actions when promoter Bill Friend (Edmond O'Brien) uses the murder to publicize the play.

Genre:

crime, drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

George Cukor
Producer:

Michael Kanin
Writer:

Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin, William Shakespeare
Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 22, 2003
Runtime:

1h 44m
Production Co:

Universal International Pictures
Sound Mix:

Mono

Cast & Crew

Ronald Colman
Anthony John

Signe Hasso
Brita

Shelley Winters
Pat Kroll

Edmond O'Brien
Bill Friend

Ray Collins
Victor Donlan

Philip Loeb
Max Lasker

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Critic Reviews for A Double Life

All Critics (8) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (2)

A well-made film about one man's descent in to madness.

August 11, 2020 | Full Review…

Allen Almachar
The MacGuffin
It was the role of a lifetime, for any actor, but Colman got it, and he nailed it. He won an Oscar and a Golden Globe, and he deserved them.

September 26, 2012 | Full Review…

Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
Colman faz um belo trabalho como o perturbado ator que falha em separar realidade da fico, mas Cukor e seus roteiristas se perde nos aspectos da produo que devem ao noir, tornando-a frgil e artificial.

February 19, 2009 | Rating: 2/5

Pablo Villaça
Cinema em Cena
Subtle, well-directed drama.

August 8, 2008 | Full Review…

Michael E. Grost
Classic Film and Television
Ronald Colman won a Best Actor Oscar for his ornate and hammy performance as an obsessed matinee-idol stage actor cracking up before our eyes.

February 2, 2007 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Cukor's first teaming with writers Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin draws on the professional hazard of actors who fail to distinguish between their lives on stage and off; Ronald Colman won the Oscar for this part.

June 18, 2006 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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September 21, 2005 | Rating: 1/5

Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com
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May 14, 2004 | Rating: 4/5

Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Audience Reviews for A Double Life

Aug 01, 2013

Coleman allegedly pulls this one of his hat for an Oscar win at the end of his career but I wasn't terribly impressed. Silly at times.

John B Super Reviewer
Sep 05, 2010

An actor gets too involved in his roles and eventually looses himself in the role of Othello. Colman gives a great performance in this movie.

Aj V Super Reviewer