Review of Night and the City (1950) by Doug C — 07 May 2010
A quintessential noir directed by Jules Dassin and starring Richard Widmark and Gene Tierney. Widmark plays a two-bit huslter working as a tout for a London club who is constantly looking for a better life in a series of dead-end schemes.
When he cons legendary wrestler Gregorius the Great to let Widmark promote him, he finally faces the price of his ambition in the form of London's wrestling underworld. One of the best examples of film noir fatalism with themes of greed, betrayal, and alientation amidst striking noir cinematography of foggy streets, derelict buildings, construction sites, and wharves in London to a great score by Franz Waxman.
This review of Night and the City (1950) was written by Doug C on 07 May 2010.
Night and the City has generally received very positive reviews.
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