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Sorry, Wrong Number | 
 enlarge | Director: Anatole Litvak
Actors: Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Ann Richards, Wendell Corey, Harold Vermilyea
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Rating:  56 reviews
Sales Rank: 12571
Format: Closed-captioned, Black & White, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Published)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 88 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: PARD048014D
ISBN: 0792179226
UPC: 097360480146
EAN: 9780792179221
ASIN: B000063URD
Theatrical Release Date: September 1, 1948
Release Date: May 28, 2002
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Product Description
A bedridden heiress phones her husband and overhears two men plotting her murder. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/19/2003 Starring: Barbara Stanwyck Leif Erickson Run time: 89 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Anatole Litvak
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Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster star in Sorry, Wrong Number, an odd telephonic thriller that starts off with a bang. Stanwyck, playing a shrill invalid, is at home alone and phoning around to find her husband. Thanks to a crossed wire, she overhears a murder plot, but she can barely get anyone to pay attention to her, let alone believe her. The rest of the film is played out in telephone conversations and flashbacks as our increasingly frightened heroine tries to find her husband and unravel the murder. Stanwyck, as always, gives a terrific performance, managing to make her character both unlikeable and compelling at the same time. Lancaster, as her kept husband, is handsome, virile, and trapped all at once. The plot, expanded to a film from a tight, dark little radio play, wanders at times but gathers itself back together for a corker of an ending. --Ali Davis
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 Masterpiece December 28, 2008
John Wolf (San Francisco Bay Area, CA)
The first time I saw this film was in 1992 at school. For years the movie's memories never left me and I made a effort to locate this film in 2005 or so only to a dead end. I confused this film with "Dial M for murder." I finally was able to locate this film in 2006 and bought a VHS copy on ebay for like $1.00. I'd like to get the DVD version eventually but it may need to wait. I am glad that they did not "colorize" this film on DVD or else I would stick with my VHS version. This film remains a classic by remaining in black and white.
Overall excellent acting and drama! 5 stars!!
Tense, still thrilling movie from the past October 20, 2008
M. Khaldi
I loved this movie when it first came out. I had a hard time watching some very tense scenes but that was part of the fun. The DVD arrived on time and in good condition. Thanks. Amazon.com has always given me great service. M Khaldi
"There's someone on the stairs!" August 3, 2008
J. Robbins (Orlando, FL)
Leona (Barbara Stanwyck) is a rich invalid who is driving her husband (Burt Lancaster) crazy with her attempts to keep him dependent on her financially. When one night he doesn't come home, Leona attempts to call him. Picking up the receiver, she discovers the line in use. A moment of unintentional eavesdropping reveals a murder plot that Leona is helpless to prevent.
For her performance, Stanwyck earned an Oscar nomination. The film is exquisitely directed by Anatole Litvak (the philandering husband of Miriam Hopkins). This is a classic example of film noir and the perfect date night movie. "Sorry....wrong numba..."
Classic July 27, 2008
Kristina Digiovanni (Kimberly, Alabama)
My mother and I watched this movie when I was a pre teen, many years ago now. I knew I had to own it. It's a wonderfully written murder mystery that isn't so intricate that you lose interest this movie definetly keeps you on your toes.
 Sorry Wrong Number April 12, 2008
Alice Gourdine-Jones
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Movie was good, not what I expected but good, worth watching if you like movies that stay in the same setting. (kind of remind me of the movie "The Phone Booth") .
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