USA 1946, 105 minutes, B/W
Dir. Robert Siodmak
Rating: [PG]
Genres: Classics / Film Noir
Feat. Edmond O'Brien, Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner
Aroview: Textbook film noir has insurance investigator Edmund O'Brien auditing the curious death of prize-fighter Burt Lancaster, in a series of ominously lit flashbacks. Ava Gardner scorches as the femme fatale. From an Ernest Hemingway short story.
Average rating
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3 stars (Good Enough) Great cast and I love the framing device, but I never really fell for any of the characters. At the end of the day, this feels like a "next step" noir. That said, the diner scene and the boxing sequence are flawless. ~Pop&Coffee
4 stars (Very Good) A brooding and masterful piece of noir. The flashbacks are a really deft touch and the twists and turns deeply satisfying. ~BabyJane
Criterion Edition (rental only) includes Andrei Tarkovsky's 1956 student version of 'The Killers' and the 1949 US radio-adaptation.
Local version (also for sale) contains the documentary "Ernest Hemingway: Wrestling With Life" (93m.)
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