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The Lawless is a 1950 American film noir directed by Joseph Losey and features Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell and Johnny Sands. A crusading newspaper editor in California becomes concerned about the plight of the state's fruit pickers, mostly immigrants from Mexico (disparagingly referred to as "fruit tramps").
A newspaper editor in a small town defends the rights of Mexican farmworkers against racist violence and mob rule. The film features Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell, Johnny Sands and Tab Hunter in his debut role.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Joseph Losey
- 1950-06-09
Aug 29, 2012 · Lawless is a 2012 film based on a true story of the Bondurant family, who ran a moonshine business in Virginia during the Prohibition era. They face corruption, violence and betrayal from the authorities and gangsters, while trying to survive and protect their land.
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- Biography, Crime, Drama
- John Hillcoat
- 2012-08-29
After a racial brawl erupts at a dance, a Mexican-American teenager flees after accidentally striking a policeman and, while on the lam, is wrongly accused of assaulting a white woman. Newspaperman...
- Drama
- Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell, Johnny Sands
- Joseph Losey
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Lawless is a 2012 American crime drama film directed by John Hillcoat. The screenplay, by Australian singer-screenwriter Nick Cave, is based on Matt Bondurant's historical novel The Wettest County in the World (2008). The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, and Guy Pearce.
A newspaper editor defends the rights of migrant workers against a corrupt landowner in this 1950 film directed by Joseph Losey. Watch clips, read reviews and learn more about the cast and crew of The Lawless on Turner Classic Movies.
A film about racism and prejudice in a California town, where a Mexican man is wrongly accused of a crime and hunted by a mob. Read the opinions of IMDb users who rated the film 8/10 and praised its social commentary and performances.
