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The Window

1949·1h 13m·Approved
DramaThrillerFilm-Noir
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
5,417 votes
Metascore
78
Metacritic

To avoid the heat of a sweltering summer night a 9-year-old Manhattan boy decides to sleep on the fire escape and witnesses a murder, but no one will believe him.

The Window is a 1949 drama thriller movie directed by Ted Tetzlaff, starring Bobby Driscoll, Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 5,417 votes and runs 1h 13m.

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Director
Ted Tetzlaff
Stars
Bobby Driscoll
Barbara Hale
Arthur Kennedy
Paul Stewart
Details
1949-05-21
73 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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