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Film noir is not a clearly defined genre (see here for details on the characteristics). Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial. To minimize dispute the films included here should preferably feature a footnote linking to a reliable, published source which states that the mentioned film is considered to be a film noir by an expert in this field, e.g.
All Night Long (also known as Night People) is a 1962 British neo noir drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Patrick McGoohan, Keith Michell, Betsy Blair, Paul Harris, Marti Stevens, and Richard Attenborough. [1]
Payroll is a 1961 British neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Sidney Hayers and starring Michael Craig, Françoise Prévost, and Billie Whitelaw. [1] The screenplay by George Baxt was adapted from Derek Bickerton's 1959 novel of the same name.
Film noir is of course the dark, mysterious genre made popular in the 1940s and '50s and full of long shadows, shady characters, gloomy streets, inky nights and dimly lit rooms.
Most of the time, the ambiguity works; Lady in the Lake thrives in liminal spaces.But as the season goes on, the eerie stuff threatens to crowd out the grounded mystery. Har’el starts to make ...
Film noir (/ n w ɑːr /; French: [film nwaʁ]) is a style of Hollywood crime dramas that emphasizes cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir.
Crack-Up is a 1946 American film noir starring Pat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, and Herbert Marshall. It was directed by Irving Reis, remembered for directing many "Falcon" movies of the early 1940s including The Falcon Takes Over. The drama is based on "Madman's Holiday", a short story written by mystery writer Fredric Brown. [1]
Beyond the trenchcoat [clarification needed] and film noir, spy films expanded with worldly settings and hi-tech gadgets, such as the James Bond films Dr. No (1962) or Goldfinger (1964) and Thunderball (1965). This Spy mania extended throughout the world with many countries notably Italy and Spain producing many of their own fantastical spy ...