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Jigsaw (1950)

Jigsaw poster
Directed by
Fletcher Markle
Genre
drama film, film noir, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 10m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 23 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A district attorney investigates a series of murders that seem to be connected to a crime syndicate. The search for answers pulls him into a web of corruption and danger.

noirishsuspensefulgrittycerebralbleakatmospherictense

What happens

Jigsaw is a 1949 American film noir crime drama directed by Fletcher Markle starring Franchot Tone, Jean Wallace and Marc Lawrence. The feature was produced by the Danziger Brothers, Edward J. Danziger and Harry Lee Danziger from a screenplay by Vincent McConnor and Fletcher Markle, which was based on a story by John Roeburt. The film features cameo appearances by Marlene Dietrich, Henry Fonda, John Garfield, Burgess Meredith, Marsha Hunt, Doe Avedon, Everett Sloane, newspaper columnist Leonard Lyons and the film's director, Fletcher Markle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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