No Silêncio de uma Cidade (1956)
Suspense as startling as a strangled scream!
Gênero : Crime, Drama, Thriller
Runtime : 1H 40M
Director : Fritz Lang
Escritor : Casey Robinson
Sinopse
A morte do magnata da mídia Amos Kyne (Robert Warwick) provoca uma disputa de poder nas suas empresas. Ao mesmo tempo, Nova Iorque sofre com os ataques de um serial killer de mulheres. Edward Mobley (Dana Andrews) precisa capturar o assassino, evitar que as empresas Kyne caiam em mãos erradas e ainda tentar salvar seu relacionamento do fim.
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