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D.O.A.

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D.O.A.
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NR,1hr 23min
Genres:
Drama,Documentary
Released:
April 10, 1981
Director:
Rudolph Maté
Distributor:
Lightning Video
Starring:
Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler  ...more
Synopsis: "I want to report a murder...mine." So begins D.O.A. Told in flashback, the story tells of how vacationing CPA Frank Bigelow (Edmond O'Brien) becomes the recipient of a deadly poison known as iridium. Told by a doctor that he hasn't long to live, Bigelow desperately retraces his movements of the previous 24 hours, trying to locate his murderer. Through the aid of his secretary Paula Gibson (Pamela Britton) (who doesn't know of her employer's imminent demise), Bigelow traces a shipment of iridium ... Full Synopsis
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Brendon Hanley, AMG Review
One of the most definitive films noirs, the suspenseful D.O.A. also features one of the greatest conceits in film history: a man trying to solve his own murder. Not many movies can boast the line, "You've been murdered." The existential anxieties lurking in other film noirs are at the forefront of D.O.A.: the "walking dead man" metaphor is no longer merely a metaphor. The underrated Edmond O'Brien ... Full Review
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Edmond O'Brien
Frank Bigelow
Pamela Britton
Paula Gibson
Luther Adler
Majak
Beverly Campbell
Miss Foster
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