Laura is a movie directed by Otto Preminger in 1944 and based on the book of the same name by Vera Caspary, first published in 1942. The movie features Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Judith Anderson, Vincent Price, Dorothy Adams, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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Storyline
New York City Police Department detective Mark McPherson is investigating the murder of a highly successful advertising executive, Laura Hunt, killed by a shotgun blast to the face just inside the doorway of her apartment. He first interviews charismatic newspaper columnist Waldo Lydecker, an imperious, effete dandy, who relates how he met Laura and became her mentor.
Movie vs Book
Year
1944
Minutes
88
Movie Rate
8.00
Source: IMDb
Year
1942
Pages
219
Book Rate
8.00
S: Goodreads
Book
Laura
Author: Vera Caspary
Country: USA
First published in: 1942
Length: 219 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“In a movie, you need good actors, whereas in a book, you don't, unless you have a really bad imagination.”
YANN MARTEL (Writer)
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