Cape Fear USA, 1962 Director: J. Lee Thompson Screenplay: James R. Webb (based on the novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald) Genre: Thriller Soundtrack composer: Bernard Herrmann Editing: George Tomasini Production: Sy Bartlett Main cast: Gregory Peck (Sam Bowden) Robert Mitchum (Max Cady) Polly Bergen (Peggy Bowden) Lori Martin …
The Killing USA, 1956 Director: Stanley Kubrick Screenplay: Stanley Kubrick and Jim Thompson (based on the novel Clean Break by Lionel White). Genre: Noir Soundtrack composer: Gerald Fried. Editing: Betty Steinberg. Production: James B. Harris (Harris-Kubrick Productions). Main Cast Sterling Hayden (Johnny Clay) Coleen Gray (Fay) Elisha Cook Jr. (George …
High Sierra USA, 1941 Director: Raoul Walsh Screenplay: John Huston and W.R. Burnett (based on the novel by Burnett) Genre: Film noir / drama Soundtrack composer: Adolph Deutsch Editing: Jack Killifer Production: Warner Bros. Main cast: Humphrey Bogart (Roy Earle) Ida Lupino (Marie Garson) Alan Curtis (Babe Kozak) Arthur Kennedy …
Kansas City Confidential USA, 1952 Director: Phil Karlson Screenplay: Rowland Brown, George Bruce, Harry Essex, Phil Karlson, John Payne Genre: Film noir Editing: George Crone Production: United Artists Main cast: John Payne (Joe Rolfe) Coleen Gray (Helen Foster) Preston Foster (Tim Foster) Neville Brand (Boyd Kane) Jack Elam (Pete Harris) …
The Maltese Falcon USA, 1941 Director: John Huston Screenwriter: John Huston, based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett Genre: Film noir / detective thriller Soundtrack composer: Adolph Deutsch Editing: Thomas Richards Production: Warner Bros. Main cast: Humphrey Bogart (Sam Spade) Mary Astor (Brigid O’Shaughnessy) Gladys George (Iva Archer) Peter Lorre …
