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100% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 88% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings A charter-boat captain winds up in the middle of a syndicate shootout after transporting illegal immigrants. Where to Watch Reviews Cast...
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- John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter
- Michael Curtiz
- Drama
Arguably the superior mounting of the Ernest Hemingway story, The Breaking Point proves moral gloom exists as equally and virulently sunny-side up. Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep...
The Breaking Point: Directed by Michael Curtiz. With John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez. An otherwise moral captain of a charter boat becomes financially strapped and is drawn into illegal activities in order to keep up payments on his boat.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Michael Curtiz
- 1950-10-06
The Breaking Point has the best kind of noir hero: an ordinary guy whose desperation gets him mixed up in the sordid underworld. John Garfield's Harry is literally a fish out of water; his fishing boat business failing, he throws in with increasingly dangerous lot of characters.
Aug 8, 2017 · The Breaking Point features John Garfield as harried boatman Captain Harry Morgan, an honest family man who reluctantly turns to smuggling after a run of bad luck puts him in dire financial straits.
Jul 27, 2017 · Hewing closer to Hemingway’s novel than Howard Hawks’s Bogart-Bacall vehicle, The Breaking Point charts a course through daylight noir and working-class tragedy, guided by Curtiz’s effortless visual fluency and a stoic, career-capping performance from Garfield.
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Aug 1, 2022 · The Breaking Point – Criterion. David Brook. August 1, 2022. Film Reviews, Reviews. Director: Michael Curtiz. Screenplay by: Ranald MacDougall. Based on a Novel by: Ernest Hemingway. Starring: John Garfield, Patricia Neal, Phyllis Thaxter, Juano Hernandez, Wallace Ford, Edmon Ryan. Country: USA.