Conflict
1945 · Movie · NR · 86 min · ★ 6.7 · 69% critics
An unhappily married man sets out on a meticulous plan to get rid of his wife so he can pursue her younger sister. Afterward, unsettling signs and clues start to challenge his certainty about what really happened, turning his scheme into a tense psychological mystery.
Also known as The Pentacle
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Details
- Years
- 1945
- Release date
- 1945-06-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (78 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Conflict if you want a dark, psychological noir mystery with persistent doubt and mounting unease, but Not for you if you dislike far-fetched resolutions or predictable outcomes like those in The Dark Mirror or Night Has a Thousand Eyes.
Pros: strong noir mood; Bogart in command; unsettling psychological tension | Cons: resolution feels far-fetched; limited emotional depth; some pacing drags
Themes
- film noir
- murder
Cast & crew
Humphrey Bogart
as Richard Mason
Alexis Smith
as Evelyn Turner
Sydney Greenstreet
as Mark Hamilton
Rose Hobart
as Kathryn Mason
Charles Drake
as Norman Holsworth
Grant Mitchell
as Dr. Grant
Patrick O'Moore
as Egan
Ann Shoemaker
as Nora Grant
Edwin Stanley
as Phillips (uncredited)
Frank Wilcox
as Freston (uncredited)
Directed by Curtis Bernhardt