| Release Date | 07 August 1952 |
| Tagline | Every Suspenseful Moment...Every Embrace...Every Kiss - A Breathtaking Experience! |
| Genre | Film-Noir, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | 2800 Scott Street, San Francisco, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Thriller |
| Themes | Woman In Jeopardy |
| Tones | Disturbing, Moody, Ominous, Paranoid |
| Tags | Accident, Actor, Benefit [event], Car, Charm [personality], Chase, Conversation, Death, Estate, Father, Garage, Husband, Lawyer, Life, Loot, Love, Love Triangle, Lover, Man, Marriage, Meeting, Message, Murder, Neighbor, Passion, Plans, Playwright, Poison, Profit, Recording, Scheme, Security, Stage, Star, Street, Time, Trip, Weapons, Wife, Will [document], Woman, Writing, Young |
Sudden Fear is a 1952 RKO Radio Pictures feature film starring Joan Crawford and Jack Palance in a noir-ish tale about a successful woman who marries a murderous man. The screenplay by Lenore J. Coffee and Robert Smith was based upon the novel by Edna Sherry. Sudden Fear was directed by David Miller and produced by Joseph Kaufman. The film was nominated for several Academy Awards and has been released to DVD.