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Thieves' Highway

1949 Rated NR 1hr 34m

Jules Dassin's last completed film centers on World War II G.I. Nick Garcos (Richard Conte), who returns to San Francisco to find his trucker father crippled after a fight with crooked driver Mike Figlia (Lee J. Cobb). Garcos's plans to marry his longtime girlfriend, Polly (Barbara Lawrence), fizzle as he becomes embroiled in his father's feud with Figlia's men and turns from good guy to bad. Valentina Cortesa and Morris Carnovsky also star.

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Cast: Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, more...

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Movie Details

Cast
Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie, Millard Mitchell, Joseph Pevney, Morris Carnovsky, Tamara Shayne, Kasia Orzazewski, Norbert Schiller, Hope Emerson
Director
Jules Dassin
Genres
Classics, Classic Thrillers, Crime Thrillers, Classic Dramas, Film Noir, Crime Dramas
This movie is
Dark, Suspenseful
Format
DVD
Ratings
NR
Not rated. This movie has not been rated by the MPAA.
Screen formats

Full Screen 1.33:1

Subtitles

English

Closed captioned

Yes

Language and sound

English: Dolby Digital Mono

Other features

Filmed in B&W; interactive menus; scene access; trailer; director's commentary.