Film noir - Wikipedia
Film noir (/ n w ɑːr /; French: [film nwaʁ]) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylized Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir.
Kiss of Death (1947) - IMDb
Kiss of Death: Directed by Henry Hathaway. With Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray, Richard Widmark. A thief arrested for a jewelry heist initially refuses to give up his accomplices, but he changes his mind after his wife dies under mysterious circumstances.
Kiss of Death (1947 film) - Wikipedia
Kiss of Death is a 1947 American film noir directed by Henry Hathaway and written by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer from a story by Eleazar Lipsky. The story revolves around ex-con Nick Bianco (played by Victor Mature) and another hoodlum, Tommy Udo …
List of film noir titles - Wikipedia
Because the 1940s and 1950s are universally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir, films released prior to 1940 are listed under the caption "Precursors / early noir-like films". Films released after 1959 should generally only be listed in the list of neo-noir titles.
Film noir | Definition, Movies, & Facts | Britannica
film noir, style of filmmaking characterized by such elements as cynical heroes, stark lighting effects, frequent use of flashbacks, intricate plots, and an underlying existentialist philosophy. The genre was prevalent mostly in American crime dramas of the post- World War II era.
50 International Film Noir Classics That Everyone Should See
Jul 22, 2015 — In 1938 Finnish director Nyrki Tapiovaara made Stolen Death (aka Varastettu kuolema), an elliptical thriller about a revolutionary political cell in Helsinki. Impatient for action the...
Kiss of Death (1947) - User reviews - IMDb
Kiss of Death was an engaging and suspenseful film noir thriller. Standout performances were delivered from Victor Mature and Richard Widmark among others. Widmark as the sadistic Udo had a particularly memorable turn.
Tommy Udo: In Praise of Film Noir’s Greatest Homme Fatal
Sep 2, 2022 — Henry Hathaway’s Kiss of Death (1947) is a roundly solid little crime thriller that earns classic status off the strength of a single supporting performance. As sadistic hood Tommy Udo, Richard Widmark stands as film noir’s greatest male villain (or homme fatal, if you will).
A Brief History of Film Noir - The Script Lab
Apr 17, 2024 — Ironically, given that it is the cinematic genre most obsessed with death, film noir is the genre that will not die. Although its heyday was undoubtedly the post-World War II period, it has continued to infiltrate almost all cinema since with seemingly endless new variants on its original virus as neo-noir, future noir, and even Southern or ...
20 best film noirs: From Double Indemnity to Shadow of a Doubt
Jun 17, 2022 — 20 best film noirs: From Double Indemnity to Shadow of a Doubt. Rain-streaked streets, femmes fatales, hard-boiled gumshoes and antiheroes fated to die... Graeme Ross presents his pick of the...
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