The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
1947·United States·110 min.
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Walter Mitty, a daydreaming pulp-fiction writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures. His dream becomes true when he accidentally meets a mysterious woman who hands him a little black book. According to her, it contains the locations of the Dutch crown jewels hidden since World War II. Soon, Mitty finds himself in the middle of a confusing conspiracy and has to admit that being a hero in real life isn't that easy.
DirectorNorman Z. McLeod
ScreenwriterJames Thurber
MusicDavid Raksin
CinematographyLee Garmes
CastDanny Kaye·Virginia Mayo·Boris Karloff·Fay Bainter·Ann Rutherford·Thurston Hall·Gordon Jones·Florence Bates·Konstantin Shayne·Reginald Denny·Henry Corden·Doris Lloyd·Fritz Feld·Frank Reicher·Milton ParsonsShow all
Original titleThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty