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Face/Off is a 1997 American science fiction action film [a] directed by John Woo, from a screenplay by Mike Werb and Michael Colleary. It stars John Travolta as an FBI agent and Nicolas Cage as a terrorist, who undergo an experimental surgery to swap their faces and identities.
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 Glass Key is a 1942 American film noir based on the 1931 novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The picture was directed by Stuart Heisler starring Brian Donlevy, Veronica Lake and Alan Ladd (who plays the actual lead despite being billed third). A successful earlier film version starring George Raft in Ladd's role had been released in ...
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.
Eyes Without a Face: Georges Franju: 1960 France [26] Fantômas: André Hunebelle: 1964 France [6] The File of the Golden Goose: Sam Wanamaker: 1969 United Kingdom [8] Five Minutes to Live: Bill Karn 1961 United States [27] The Frightened City: John Lemont: 1961 United Kingdom [28] A Fugitive from the Past: Tomu Uchida: 1965 Japan [29] A Game ...
Baby Face Nelson is a 1957 American film noir crime film based on the real-life 1930s gangster, directed by Don Siegel, co-written by Daniel Mainwaring—who also wrote the screenplay for Siegel's 1956 sci-fi thriller Invasion of the Body Snatchers—and starring Mickey Rooney, Carolyn Jones, Cedric Hardwicke, Leo Gordon as Dillinger, Anthony Caruso, Jack Elam, John Hoyt and Elisha Cook Jr.
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 ...
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