The Hitch-Hiker (1953)
- Directed by
- Ida Lupino
- Genre
- drama film, film noir, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 209 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
Two friends on a road trip to Mexico pick up a hitchhiker who turns out to be a serial killer. He takes them hostage and forces them to drive him across the desert.
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What happens
The Hitch-Hiker is a 1953 American thriller film noir directed by Ida Lupino, who co-wrote it with her former husband Collier Young, and starring Edmond O'Brien, William Talman and Frank Lovejoy. Based on the 1950 killing spree of Billy Cook, the film follows two friends who are taken hostage by a serial-murdering hitchhiker during an automobile trip to Mexico. Produced independently and distributed by RKO Pictures, The Hitch-Hiker was the first mainstream-released American film of its type directed by a woman. It was selected in 1998 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant." The film is in the public domain in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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