Film-Noir / Thriller
USA,
1949, 94 min
Directed by:
Jules DassinScreenplay:
A.I. BezzeridesCinematography:
Norbert BrodineCast:
Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie, Joseph Pevney, Morris Carnovsky, Kasia Orzazewski, Hope Emerson, Edwin Max (more)Plots(1)
Returning from the war to discover his father has been crippled in an altercation with a brutish mob-connected kingpin, Nick Garcos puts aside thoughts of settling down and instead focuses them on revenge. He buys an old army surplus truck and hits the road – a 36-hour non-stop to San Francisco and, he hopes, a little justice… (Arrow Academy)
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