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Edward G. Robinson is Richard Wanley, a middle-aged college professor who goes out for a few drinks when his wife and child are away on vacation. Afterwards, Wanley is admiring a painting in a store window when he notices that the beautiful model who posed for the portrait (Joan Bennett) is standing next to him. Wanley accepts an apparently innocent invitation to the woman's apartment, but unexpectedly winds up killing her abusive boyfriend. Horrified by his actions, Wanley then makes the mistake of disposing of the body, and is drawn into an increasingly nightmarish world of lies, deceit, and, possibly, another murder.

The Woman in the Window was so successful that Lang and his stars Joan Bennett and Dan Duryea came back the next year with the somewhat similar Scarlet Street, and even darker and creepier tale of a meek man destroyed by his secret inner needs. This earlier film is still considered Lang's most pure investigation of the nature of guilt and conscience.

Director: Fritz Lang
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey
Country: USA
Genre: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller

The Woman in the Window (1944) Kino Lorber
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BD25, DVD9 | 1080p AVC, NTSC | 01:39:07 | 20 Gb + 5.10 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English
Subtitles: English

Extras:
• Audio Commentary by Film Historian Imogen Sara Smith
• Original Theatrical Trailer
• Bonus Trailers - previews for other classic noir titles.

The Woman in the Window (1944) Wild Side
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DVD9 | PAL 4:3 | 01:39:10 | 5.41 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English, Francais
Subtitles: Francais

Extras:
• Picture gallery
• Storyboards
• Filmography for Fritz Lang

The Woman in the Window (1944) Eureka – Masters of Cinema
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BD50 | 1080p AVC | 01:39:24 | 34.8 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English
Subtitles: English

Extras:
• Brand new and exclusive video essay by critic David Cairns (22:35)
• Feature Length Audio Commentary by Film Historian Imogen Sara Smith, author of In Lonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City
• Original theatrical trailer