Beyond the Forest
| Beyond the Forest | |
|---|---|
| File:BeyondTheForest.jpg VHS cover | |
| Directed by | King Vidor |
| Written by | Stuart D. Engstrand (novel) Lenore J. Coffee |
| Produced by | Henry Blanke |
| Starring | Bette Davis Joseph Cotten |
| Cinematography | Robert Burks |
| Edited by | Rudi Fehr |
| Music by | Max Steiner |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release dates | 21 October, 1949 |
Running time | 97 min. |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Language | English |
Beyond the Forest (1949) is a Warner Brothers film noir directed by King Vidor, produced by Henry Blanke with Jack L. Warner as executive producer from a screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee based on a novel by Stuart Engstrand. It stars Bette Davis, Joseph Cotten, David Brian, Ruth Roman, Minor Watson, Dona Drake, and Regis Toomey.
The film contains the line, "What a dump!", spoken by Davis, made famous by being quoted in Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962). The line is #62 on the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema.
The film marks Davis' last appearance as a contract actress for Warner, after eighteen years with the studio.
Cast
- Bette Davis as Rosa Moline
- Joseph Cotten as Doctor Louis Moline
- David Brian as Neil Latimer
- Ruth Roman as Carol
- Minor Watson as Moose
- Regis Toomey as Sorren
- Dona Drake as Jenny
- Sarah Selby as Mildred
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