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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.
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.
1880 – Eadweard Muybridge holds a public demonstration of his Zoopraxiscope, a magic lantern provided with a rotating disc with artist's renderings of Muybridge's chronophotographic sequences. It was used as a demonstration device by Muybridge in his illustrated lecture (the original preserved in the Museum of Kingston upon Thames in England).
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Humphrey Bogart wearing a fedora in the film Casablanca. The fedora was worn by film actors such as Edward G. Robinson, George Raft and Humphrey Bogart. [41] The fedora was a characteristic of film noir and has been the chosen accessory of movie detectives and criminals alike.
The Accused (1949 film) Accused of Murder; Ace in the Hole (1951 film) Act of Violence; Adventure in Vienna; Affair in Havana; Affair in Trinidad; Africa (2011 film) Afsporet; Alimony (1949 film) All My Sons (film) All the King's Men (1949 film) Allotment Wives; Among the Living (1941 film) Andha Naal; Angel Face (1953 film) Angels Over ...