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Forbidden (1953)

Forbidden poster
Directed by
Rudolph Maté
Genre
film noir, crime film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets entangled with a dangerous woman and faces a web of crime and deceit. It follows his struggle to escape the consequences of their relationship.

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What happens

Forbidden is a 1953 American film noir crime film directed by Rudolph Maté and starring Tony Curtis, Joanne Dru and Lyle Bettger. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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