Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
- Directed by
- Robert Wise
- Genre
- drama film, film noir, heist film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 95 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
A former cop recruits two men for a bank heist. One of them is a racist, which creates dangerous tension as they plan the job.
tensebroodingnoirishgrittycynicalatmosphericslow-burnbleak
What happens
Odds Against Tomorrow is a 1959 American film noir produced and directed by Robert Wise and starring Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan and Ed Begley. Belafonte selected Abraham Polonsky to write the script, which is based on a novel of the same name by William P. McGivern. Blacklisted in those years, Polonsky had to use a front and John O. Killens was credited. Polonsky's screenwriting credit was restored in 1996 in his own name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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