Night and the City
Jules Dassin / GB, US, 1950 / 101 min.
A full-blooded film noir set, not in some American metropolis, but in Soho, in London. The atmosphere is as grim and foreboding as New York or Los Angeles.
In London, Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) hustles his income together with guile, theft and deceit, all the while dreaming of the big one. The latter seems within reach if he organises a wrestling match. However, by the time he is ready he has made so many enemies that even his girlfriend Marry (Gene Tierney) can’t save him from his doom.
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Director
Jules Dassin
Production year
1950
Country
GB, US
Original title
Night and the City
Length
101 min.
Language
English
Subtitles
NONE
Format
DCP
Part of
Film Noir
Rain-drenched streets, curls of cigarette smoke, and men with a dark past. An inescapable fate and a femme fatale, sly and sexually independent. This summer Eye is presenting an extended programme of classic film noir, featuring masterpieces such as The Third Man and In a Lonely Place starring Humphrey Bogart. With vintage 35mm prints and newly restored works.
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