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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.
The tone of film noir is generally regarded as downbeat; some critics experience it as darker still—"overwhelmingly black", according to Robert Ottoson. [223] Influential critic (and filmmaker) Paul Schrader wrote in a seminal 1972 essay that "film noir is defined by tone", a tone he seems to perceive as "hopeless". [224]
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 ...
Film Director Year Country Ref(s). 13 West Street: Philip Leacock: 1962 United States [1] The 3rd Voice: Hubert Cornfield: 1960 United States [2] Afraid to Die: Yasuzo Masumura: 1960 Japan [3] All Night Long: Basil Dearden: 1962 United Kingdom [4] Alphaville: Jean-Luc Godard: 1965 France [5] Any Number Can Win: Henri Verneuil: 1963 France [6 ...
A Stranger Came Home (U.S. title: The Unholy Four; also known as The Stranger) is a 1954 British film noir directed by Terence Fisher and starring Paulette Goddard, William Sylvester and Patrick Holt. [2] It was written by Michael Carreras based on the 1946 novel Stranger at Home, credited to actor George Sanders but ghostwritten by Leigh ...
Shakedown is a 1950 American crime film noir directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Howard Duff, Brian Donlevy, Peggy Dow, Lawrence Tierney, Bruce Bennett and Anne Vernon. [ 1 ] Plot
The Crooked Way is a 1949 American film noir starring John Payne, Sonny Tufts and Ellen Drew.Directed by Robert Florey and shot by John Alton, the film has a similar plot (a war hero loses his memory from a combat wound) to another film noir, Somewhere in the Night.