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Out of the Past is one of the greatest of all film noirs, the story of a man who tries to break with his past and his weakness and start over again in a town, with a new job and a new girl. The film stars Robert Mitchum, whose weary eyes and laconic voice, whose very presence as a violent man wrapped in indifference, made him an archetypal noir ...
A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks, and more for this classic film-noir.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Jacques Tourneur
- 1947-12
Jul 18, 2004 · A classic film noir starring Robert Mitchum as a private eye haunted by his past. He is hired by a gangster to find his former lover, who betrayed him and stole his money, but he soon faces more dangers and betrayals.
Find out who starred in and worked on the classic film noir Out of the Past, directed by Jacques Tourneur and based on a novel by Daniel Mainwaring. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers, cinematographers and more.
Synopsis. Jeff Bailey seems to be a mundane gas station owner in remote Bridgeport, California. He is dating local girl Ann Miller and lives a quiet life. But Jeff has a secret past, and when a mysterious stranger arrives in town, Jeff is forced to return to the dark world he had tried to escape.
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- 18
- Jacques Tourneur
- 97 min
Watchlist. The quiet life of small-town gas station owner Jeff Bailey (Robert Mitchum) is interrupted when a figure from his shady past, small-time crook Joe Stephanos (Paul Valentine),...
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
A private eye runs a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him when a gangster hires him for a dangerous job. The plot follows his flashbacks to his love affair with a fugitive woman and his involvement in a murder scheme.
