More
than 700 films from the classic period of film noir (1940 to 1959) are
presented in this exhaustive reference book--such films as The
Accused, Among the Living, The Asphalt Jungle, Baby Face Nelson, Bait,
The Beat Generation, Crossfire, Dark Passage, I Walk Alone, The Las
Vegas Story, The Naked City, Strangers on a Train, White Heat, and The Window.
For each film, the following information is provided: the title,
release date, main performers, screenwriter(s), director(s), type of
noir, thematic content, a rating based on the five-star system, and a
plot synopsis that does not reveal the ending.
Michael F. Keaney
(Author)


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