Laura (1944 film)
''
Laura'' is a 1944 American
film noir produced and directed by
Otto Preminger. It stars
Gene Tierney and
Dana Andrews, along with
Clifton Webb,
Vincent Price, and
Judith Anderson. The screenplay by
Jay Dratler,
Samuel Hoffenstein, and
Betty Reinhardt is based on the 1943 novel ''
Laura'' by
Vera Caspary. ''Laura'' received five nominations for the Academy Awards, including for Best Director, winning for
Best Black and White Cinematography. In 1999, ''Laura'' was selected for preservation in the United States
National Film Registry by the
Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The American Film Institute named it one of the
10 best mystery films of all time, and it also appears on
Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" series.
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