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Information
- Year
- 1949
- Runtime
- 94 min.
- Director
- Jules Dassin
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, Film-Noir
- Rating *
- 7.5
- Votes *
- 3,364
- Checks
- 1,441
- Favs
- 104
- Dislikes
- 10
- Favs/checks
- 7.2% (1:14)
- Favs/dislikes
- 10:1
Top comments
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MrE2Me
This is a really interesting hidden gem of a film, with a common theme (betrayal and redemption) deftly woven into a unique storyline about cutthroat produce merchants. Imagine Wages of Fear, but with apples instead of nitroglycerine (Wages of Apples?), and some elements of film noir thrown in for good measure. "Figlia" - the ultimate ruthless businessman - is a wonderful character you'll love to hate. My only quibble is with the too-swift, extra-happy ending. 13 years 1 month ago -
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This movie ranks #63 in TSPDT's 100 Essential Noir Films
TSPDT's 100 Essential No…
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This movie ranks #63 in TSPDT's 1,000 Noir Films
TSPDT's 1,000 Noir Films
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This movie ranks #297 in Jonathan Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema
Jonathan Rosenbaum's Ess…
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This movie ranks #315 in The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection
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This movie ranks #640 in Doubling the Canon
Doubling the Canon
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