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Imbarco a mezzanotte (1952)

Imbarco a mezzanotte poster
Directed by
Bernard Vorhaus, Andrea Forzano, Joseph Losey
Genre
drama film, film noir
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A homeless man wandering a port city becomes entangled with a young boy and a woman in danger. A police chase and a theft force the man to make a difficult choice.

noirishgrimtenselonelyatmosphericurbanbleaksuspenseful

What happens

Stranger on the Prowl (Italian: Imbarco a mezzanotte, lit. 'Boarding at midnight') is a 1952 film noir directed by Joseph Losey, written by Ben Barzman, and starring Paul Muni, Joan Lorring, and Vittorio Manuta. A co-production between Italy and the United States, the picture was the first to be made abroad by any blacklisted Hollywood director. Due to the blacklist, both Losey and Barzman were uncredited. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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