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International noir
see all genres ›Granted scant prestige at home, post-war Hollywood crime melodramas nonetheless resonated heavily with foreign filmmakers who appreciated their tart modern cynicism and style. They've been paying it inventive homage ever since.
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Genres / Film noir / International noir
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Blind Shaft
BLIND SHAFT tells the story of two itinerant miners (Song Jinming and Tang Chaoyang) who risk their lives under dangerous working conditions and develop questionable morals in order to survive. In the dark caves of one of the many illegal Chinese coal mines, Song and Tang murder a co-worker whom they have convinced to pose as...Start your free trial to watch
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Le combat dans l'île
A hidden gem of 1960s New French Cinema, Alain Cavalier’s LE COMBAT DANS L’ÎLE is as coolly modern as it is tensely gripping. Filled with thrilling plot twists, jazzy gun battles and stormy betrayals, this scintillating neo-noir unfolds against a backdrop of ’60s political turmoil and is strikingly shot in...Start your free trial to watch
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The Gambler and the Lady
A gambling kingpin's goal is to be accepted by high society. He leaves his girlfriend for a socialite, is swindled in a scam, then strong-armed by gangsters and ends up as a hood ornament on his jilted lover's sedan! Peter Jenkins directed THE GAMBLER AND THE LADY for Hammer Films (though it was rumored...Start your free trial to watch
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Home to Danger
This trim Brit noir casts prim "English rose" type Rona Anderson as the estranged daughter of a reprobate Colonel who dies under circumstances that ought to bring more suspicion than they do. Left to distribute a small fortune to charity after his death, she's protected by an upper-class suitor (stork-like Guy Rolfe) as well...Start your free trial to watch
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Jerichow
In a small desolate town in northeastern Germany, a handsome ex-soldier, a Turkish businessman and his beautiful, restless wife find themselves in a desperate love triangle in this suspenseful reworking of the James M. Cain's novel THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE from acclaimed director Christian Petzold.Start your free trial to watch
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The Man from Cairo
A $100 million gold cache, hidden in the North African desert during World War II, is at the center of the crime mystery plot. George Raft, mistaken for an American detective working for French Intelligence, is drawn into the hunt for the missing gold and quickly finds himself a suspect in the...Start your free trial to watch
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Meet Mr. Callaghan
Magnificently drunken, rumpled, jaded London private eye Slim Callaghan was a memorable creation of British mystery writer Peter Cheyney. He was given an early screen portrayal by Derrick de Marney, who also produced this brisk British "B" thriller with a light comedic tenor. It's an enjoyably louche...Start your free trial to watch
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Le petit lieutenant
A gripping police noir, LE PETIT LIEUTENANT tells the story of Antoine, an ambitious young cop from the provinces who joins a plainclothes crime unit in Paris. Antoine spends his days eagerly awaiting his first assignment, drinking with his fellow detectives and developing an unlikely relationship with his...Start your free trial to watch
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The Scavengers
Vince Edwards first screen appearance (uncredited) was in Delmer Daves' DARK PASSAGE, a gritty noir adapted from a novel by David Goodis. Edwards is arguably best known as the lead in MURDER BY CONTRACT. THE SCAVENGERS, directed the following year by the underrated John Cromwell, is a solid B picture filmed in Hong Kong and...Start your free trial to watch
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Scotland Yard Inspector
Spun off from a BBC radio serial, this comedic thriller gets off to a nasty start with a man mowed down in the fog by the mysterious woman he'd been driving with. Judged a possible hit-and-run accident by police, that death looks more suspicious to the victim's sister (Bernadette O'Farrell), who knows her...Start your free trial to watch
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The Slasher
A swift moving, no punches pulled exposé set in London's tenement district, with a ruthless teenager (James Kenney, reprising his stage role) blackjacking an old woman to get her purse, and "graduating" to gang leader whose young cutthroats spread terror over the entire city. At the start of her "bad girl" career, Joan...Start your free trial to watch
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Story of a Love Affair
STORY OF A LOVE AFFAIR is the legendary Michelangelo Antonioni's debut feature, a powerful statement on the delusions and violence sparked by a passionate love. This deeply tragic romance already exhibits the astonishing formal control and penetrating insights into the human condition that would later make...Start your free trial to watch
