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Features: DVD, Full Picture Aspect Ratio, English, Subtitled, Dolby, Digital Audio, Mono Audio
Nominated for an Academy Award in 1949 for Best Actress, Barbara Stanwyck stars as Leona Stevenson in the suspense classic Sorry, Wrong Number. A rich heiress with a strained marriage to her trophy husband (Burt Lancaster, The Unforgiven) Leona is confined to her bed and communicates mainly by telephone. One fateful night while trying to make a phone call, Leona overhears some men plotting what she later realizes could be her own murder. With her husband unexpectedly out of town for the weekend, the days become increasingly terrifying and the suspense mounts as Leona lies helpless and petrified in her bed, fearing her own death and her inability to stop it.
"A classic tale of paranoia and suspense." VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
"...intense..." Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide
"...effective suspenser..." Haliwell's Film Guide
Editor's Note
In director Anatole Litvak's superb thriller SORRY, WRONG NUMBER, Barbara Stanwyck stars as the alluring, wealthy, and irritating Leona Stevenson, a hypochondriac whose psychosomatic illness has her bedridden. Leona's only lifeline is the telephone, which she uses to excess. One evening, Leona impatiently tries to locate her henpecked husband Henry (Burt Lancaster), who is late in coming home. However, when phone lines cross, she overhears two thugs plotting a murder. Desperate to thwart the crime, Leona begins a series of calls--to the operator, to the police, and others--and eventually deduces the shocking identity of the victim. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to Leona, Henry is having problems of his own--he's become involved in a swindle and is being blackmailed. Featuring stunning use of sound and lighting, SORRY, WRONG NUMBER follows Leona, trapped in her lush apartment, as she tries to prevent an innocent from being murdered.
Plot Summary
An invalid heiress whose husband is being blackmailed overhears a murder plot on a crossed-wire telephone connection.
| Features | Theatrical Trailer | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Audio: English & French Dolby Digital Mono | | Subtitles: English |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Paramount |
| Release Date: 8/19/2003 |
| Running Time: 88 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1948 | | Catalog ID: 048014 | | UPC: 00097360480146 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: B&W |
Aspect Ratio | | 4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1949) | | | Barbara Stanwyck, Nominee, Best Actress |
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| | Professional Reviews | The Motion Picture Guide 9 of 10
...a taut, fast-paced chiller and director Litvak's handling of actors and flair for visuals are used to stunning effect... Sorry, Wrong Number is another great example of how good films can be when all the right elements are put into place and executed with skill.
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