Laura (1944 film)

Laura is a 1944 film noir which tells the story of a police detective, investigating a woman's murder, who falls in love with her portrait. It stars Gene Tierney as Laura, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price and Judith Anderson.

Awards

It won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (Joseph LaShelle), and was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Clifton Webb), Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White, Best Director (Otto Preminger) and Best Writing, Screenplay. The score, notable for its haunting title theme (which has since become a jazz standard recorded over 400 times), was written by David Raksin.

Related Topics:
Academy Award - Best Cinematography, Black-and-White - Joseph LaShelle - Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White - Best Director - Best Writing, Screenplay - David Raksin

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In 1999 the film was deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Related Topics:
1999 - Library of Congress - National Film Registry

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