Movie Information
Overall Rank: 1657
Average Rating: 3/4
# of Ratings: 22
Theatrical Release Date: 06/09/1950
Language: English
Genre: Crime, Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jules Dassin
Actors: Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney, Googie Withers, Hugh Marlowe, Herbert Lom, Francis L. Sullivan
Plot: Harry Fabian is a London hustler whose plans never seem to work out as planned. Spying a world-famous Greco-Roman wrestler as his son's restaurant, he comes up with his most audacious plan yet. He does his best to con everyone around him, but in the end, really only winds up conning himself as his dreams crumble around him. -- Chris Kavan
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Rating of
2/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 04/05/2024
Starts out with a fast pace and sharp dialogue. But after a while, it starts to drag until the end. Which is very bleak without going into spoilers. Richard Widmark is solid as the ambitious self-promoter who gets in way over his head with London crooks.
Rating of
3.5/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 10/03/2019
A movie where crooks, conmen, and killers intermingle, "Night and the City" reeks of sordidness.
Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
3/4
"Night And The City" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 02/04/2015
A small time hustler looking for his big score hatches a scheme to promote a wrestling match against the wishes of a big-time kingpin, little knowing that his jealous partner is setting him up to fail. Although Night And The City is set in London, its American stars and Film Noir sensibilities makes for an interesting transatlantic mix of crime thriller and kitchen sink drama. Directed with real flare by Jules Dassin using some beautifully shot post-war London locations, it's wonderful to look at and the compelling tale of a man whose life is spiralling out of control thanks to a fatal character flaw is almost Shakespearian in its theme. The main flaw for me was my lack of any real interest in Greco-Roman wrestling but the fight that catalyses Widmark's downfall is still strangely …
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