The Big Knife (1955)
Country: US
Technical: bw 111m
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Rod Steiger, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen
Synopsis:
A Hollywood actor baulks under pressure from his studio head to connive at a criminal cover-up to protect his reputation and the studio's fortunes.
Review:
Tough, iconoclastic crime drama, with the director gleefully applying the tropes of 'film noir' to the entertainment industry.
Country: US
Technical: bw 111m
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Rod Steiger, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen
Synopsis:
A Hollywood actor baulks under pressure from his studio head to connive at a criminal cover-up to protect his reputation and the studio's fortunes.
Review:
Tough, iconoclastic crime drama, with the director gleefully applying the tropes of 'film noir' to the entertainment industry.
Country: US
Technical: bw 111m
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Rod Steiger, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen
Synopsis:
A Hollywood actor baulks under pressure from his studio head to connive at a criminal cover-up to protect his reputation and the studio's fortunes.
Review:
Tough, iconoclastic crime drama, with the director gleefully applying the tropes of 'film noir' to the entertainment industry.