One of New Hollywood's most successful wunderkinder in the early '70s, William Friedkin helmed some of that era's most noteworthy films including To Live and Die in L.A., the still-controversial Cruising, and two back-to-back, Oscar-winning smashes, The French Connection (1971) and The Exorcist (1973).
Directed by Orson Welles
Psychological Thriller, Film Noir - Rated NR - 95 Minutes - 1946
Edward G. Robinson and Orson Welles go head-to-head in this post-war thriller. In 1946, the thought of an escaped Nazi war criminal seeking solace in a sleepy, well-to-do Connecticut town must have been a scary one, and though the passing of time has dulled that element somewhat, the cat and mouse game played out in plain sight by the leads keeps things moving, and the climactic clock tower scene will increase heart rates.