Thieves' Highway (1949)
- Directed by
- Jules Dassin
- Genre
- drama film, film noir, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 115 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A truck driver returns to San Francisco to get revenge on the man who cheated and crippled his father. He gets caught up with a local woman and a corrupt fruit wholesaler as he tries to sell a load of apples.
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What happens
Thieves' Highway is a 1949 American film noir directed by Jules Dassin and starring Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese and Lee J. Cobb. The screenplay was written by A. I. Bezzerides, based on his novel Thieves' Market. The film was released on DVD as part of the Criterion Collection in 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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