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Night and the City is a 1950 British film noir directed by Jules Dassin and starring Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney and Googie Withers. It is based on the novel of the same name by Gerald Kersh. Shot on location in London and at Shepperton Studios, the plot revolves around an ambitious hustler who meets continual failures.
A London hustler tries to become a wrestling promoter and gets into trouble with the mob and the police. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic film directed by Jules Dassin.
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- Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
- Jules Dassin
- 1950-06-28
Feb 3, 2020 · Watch the classic British film noir starring Richard Widmark and Gene Tierney, based on the novel by Gerald Kersh. See the wrestling scenes, the cinematography and the review of this 1950 movie.
- 101 min
- 8.9K
- Fatty Florence
Londoner Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with Harry's schemes, his girlfriend, Mary (Gene...
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- Twentieth Century Fox
- Jules Dassin
- Crime, Drama
IMDb provides the full list of cast and crew members for the 1950 film Night and the City, directed by Jules Dassin and starring Richard Widmark. See the names, roles, and credits of actors, writers, producers, composers, and more.
A 1950 film directed by Jules Dassin, starring Richard Widmark as a hustler in London's underworld. The Criterion Collection offers a 4K restoration, audio commentary, interviews, and more features.
Night and the City (1950) is an excellent title for a film noir - nighttime scenes and cityscapes are two of noir's iconic elements, after all. It also describes Hollywood during the years of commie-hunting and blacklisting that began in the late 1940s and persisted for more than a decade, wrapping the entertainment industry in dark clouds of ...
