Yahoo Web Search

Search results

  1. Jan 28, 2014 · 1. Terror House. 1942 1h 19m. 6.2 (872) Rate. A pair of young teachers look into the disappearance of their friend in the Yorkshire Moors. They soon run across the man they suspect is the murderer, and have to sit out a storm with him. Director Leslie Arliss Stars James Mason Wilfrid Lawson Mary Clare. 2. Dead of Night. 1945 1h 17m Approved.

  2. 150 titles. Sort by List order. 1. The Third Man. 1949 1h 33m Approved. 8.1 (184K) Rate. 97 Metascore. Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime. Director Carol Reed Stars Orson Welles Joseph Cotten Alida Valli. 2. Brighton Rock.

  3. Jun 30, 2024 · From The Third Man to Odd Man Out, these are some of the best British film noir movies that Great Britain has to offer.

    • Daniela Gama
    • Senior Author
  4. Apr 6, 2016 · Discover the dark and gritty side of post-war London in these classic British noir movies. From spivs and deserters to femme fatales and mobsters, these films explore the social and moral conflicts of a turbulent era.

    • It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) Centring on austerity housewife Googie Withers’s divided loyalties between a dull but decent husband and a fugitive ex-lover, Robert Hamer’s bustling but claustrophobically intense Ealing thriller is set in London’s East End.
    • Brighton Rock (1947) Graham Greene might have disapproved of the sentimental ending the Boulting brothers devised for this adaptation of his seething crime novel Brighton Rock, but he always eulogised about Richard Attenborough’s vicious performance in the lead.
    • The Third Man (1949) Frequently voted the best British film, Carol Reed’s wittily sinister take on Graham Greene’s story about a penicillin racket in postwar Vienna is almost faultless, benefitting in equal measure from the performances of Orson Welles and the exceptional ensemble, Robert Krasker’s photography and Anton Karas’s famous zither score.
    • The Blue Lamp (1950) STUDIOCANAL Films Ltd. Fans of the BBC police series Dixon of Dock Green were taken aback when first witnessing the moment of murderous violence that made Dirk Bogarde a star and drives this Ealing procedural thriller.
  5. 2 days ago · 100 Best Film Noir Movies Ranked by Tomatometer. If you’ve got a bottle of whiskey, a ceiling fan lazily revolving above you, and a good eye for trouble (especially when it comes sauntering...

  6. People also ask

  7. British noir is a neglected but fascinating sub-genre of cinema. Check out these films and find out why.You can read my article on British noir here: https:/...

    • 23 min
    • 1651
    • Michael Bartlett
  1. People also search for