Sudden Fear
| Sudden Fear | |
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| Directed by | David Miller | 
| Screenplay by | Lenore J. Coffee Robert Smith | 
| Based on | Sudden Fear 1948 novel by Edna Sherry | 
| Produced by | Joseph Kaufman | 
| Starring | Joan Crawford Jack Palance Gloria Grahame | 
| Cinematography | Charles Lang | 
| Edited by | Leon Barsha | 
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein | 
| Color process | Black and white | 
| Production company | Joseph Kaufmann Productions | 
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures | 
| Release date | 
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| Running time | 110 minutes | 
| Country | United States | 
| Language | English | 
| Budget | $600,000 | 
| Box office | $1.65 million (USA rentals) | 
Sudden Fear is a 1952 American film noir thriller film starring Joan Crawford and Jack Palance in a tale about a successful woman who marries a murderous man. Directed by David Miller, the screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee and Robert Smith was based upon the novel of the same name by Edna Sherry.