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One of my favorite actors of all-time, Widmark was quite versatile: starring a westerns, film noir, dramas and war films. I have selected 10 films within the film noir genre to highligh his talents.
Richard Widmark shines in one of his best performances as pickpocket, Skip McCoy, in this first rate noir thriller. Widmark stars opposite sultry Jean Peters and the chemistry is palpable. Good support from Richard Kiley and the irrespressible and wonderful Thelma Ritter.
Night and the City is a 1950 British film noir directed by Jules Dassin and starring Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney and Googie Withers. It is based on the novel of the same name by Gerald Kersh. Shot on location in London and at Shepperton Studios, the plot revolves around an ambitious hustler who meets continual failures.
Road House is a 1948 American film noir drama film directed by Jean Negulesco, with cinematography by Joseph LaShelle. The picture features Ida Lupino, Cornel Wilde, Celeste Holm and Richard Widmark. The drama tells the story of Lily Stevens (Lupino) who takes a job as a singer at a roadhouse—complete with a bowling alley.
Pickup on South Street is a 1953 Cold War spy-themed film noir written and directed by Samuel Fuller, and released by 20th Century-Fox. In 2018, Pickup on South Street was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The film stars Richard ...
Entre sus mejores títulos, destacan Noche en la ciudad (1950), de Jules Dassin; Un rayo de luz (1950), de Joseph L. Mankiewicz; Pánico en las calles (1951), de Elia Kazan; Broken Lance (1954), de Edward Dmytryk; La tela de araña (1955), de Vincente Minnelli; La ley del talión (1956), de Delmer Daves y Desafío en la ciudad muerta (1958), de John ...
3 de feb. de 2020 · Night and the City is a 1950 film noir directed by Jules Dassin and starring Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Hugh Marlowe and Googie Withers. It is based on the novel of the same name by Gerald Kersh. Shot on location in London and at Shepperton Studios, the plot revolves around an ambitious hustler whose plans keep going wrong.
