Jack Palance
Charles Castle
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The Big Knife is a 1955 American melodrama film directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by James Poe based on the 1949 play by Clifford Odets. The film stars Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Rod Steiger, Shelley Winters, Ilka Chase, and Everett Sloane.
The Big Knife: Directed by Robert Aldrich. With Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen. Hollywood actor Charles Castle is pressured by his studio boss into a criminal cover-up to protect his valuable career.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Robert Aldrich
- 1955-11-24
Castle is pressured by his studio boss, and manipulated into a potentially murderous cover-up to protect his career. An indictment of the amoral world of Hollywood and its corrosive effect upon the artist. — Thomas Robbin.
Synopsis. Movie star Charlie Castle is being pressured by studio owner Stanley Shriner Hoff to sign another seven-year contract, even though both Charlie and his estranged wife Marion are leery of the long-term commitment.
- Robert Aldrich, Bob Justman, Nate Slott
- Jack Palance
This stark film, shot in black and white and 1.85:1 widescreen, is a searing depiction of an idealistic actor caught in the clutches of a powerful, merciless studio boss who will stop at nothing, including blackmail and murder, to get his way.
Overview. Movie star Charlie Castle draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract. Castle is sick of the low quality of the studio's films and wants to start a new life.
Movie star Charlie Castle (Jack Palance) draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff (Rod Steiger) when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract. Castle is sick of the low quality of the...
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- Drama
