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The Dark Man (1951)

The Dark Man poster
Directed by
Jeffrey Dell
Genre
drama film, film noir, crime film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man becomes a target after witnessing a crime in post-war London. He has to stay one step ahead of dangerous criminals while trying to clear his name.

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What happens

The Dark Man (also known as Man Detained) is a 1951 British black and white film-noir thriller film written and directed by Jeffrey Dell and starring Edward Underdown, Maxwell Reed and Natasha Parry. It was produced by Julian WIntle for Rank Studios. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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