Beyond the Forest

Beyond the Forest

6.7IMDb Score
Released:1949-10-21
Duration:97 min
Director:King Vidor
Actors:Bette Davis, Joseph Cotten, David Brian, Ruth Roman, Minor Watson
Production:Warner Bros. Pictures

Overview:

Rosa, the self-serving wife of a small-town doctor, gets a better offer when a wealthy big-city man insists she get a divorce and marry him instead. Soon she demonstrates she is capable of rather deplorable acts -- including murder.

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