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Theatrical Release: 1949-10-10 DVD Release: 2005-02-01 Torrent Release: 02-11-2021 by user
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Movie Genre:
Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Runtime:
94 min.
Parental Rating:
Not Rated
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DESCRIPTION
The soldier Nick Garcos returns back home from the war very happy with gifts for his parents Yanko and Parthena Garcos and money in his pocket to open a business and get married with his girlfriend Polly Faber. Out of blue, Nick realizes that his father lost both legs and Yanko, who was a truck driver, tells that he was cheated by the dealer Mike Figlia in the San Francisco's market when he delivered a truckload of tomatoes and was not paid. He believes that his accident was provoked by Figlia's gangsters. He also tells that he sold the truck to a driver named Ed Kinney that has not paid him. Nick meets Ed and tells that he will bring the truck back, but Ed proposes a deal with apples, where they may earn a great amount. Nick invests his savings in another truck and buys apples from a Polish farmer. They need to drive directly to the market in San Francisco without sleeping to keep the fruits fresh, but Ed's truck has problem on its axle and Nick arrives first. Mike Figlia hires the Italian whore Rica to distract Nick but she falls for him and tells that Mike is robbing his cargo. Mike is forced to share his selling with Nick and he earns a large amount. Then he calls Polly and asks her to meet him to get married, and Rica tells to Nick that Polly is only interested in his money. When Nick is robbed by Mike's gangsters, he learns who really loves him. But Nick still has to settle the score with Mike.
Sinopsis by IMDB------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thieves' Highway (1949) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STARS...........: Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb DIRECTOR........: Jules Dassin WRITERS.........: A.I. Bezzerides GENRE...........: Film-Noir, Drama, Thriller IMDB............: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041958 RUNTIME.........: 1h 34mn SIZE............: 4.78 GB VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC ([email protected]) BITRATE.........: 7000 Kbps (2-pass) RESOLUTION......: 1440x1080 ASPECT RATIO....: 1.33:1 FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps AUDIO1..........: English FLAC 1.0 AUDIO2..........: Commentary by author Alain Silver [Criterion] SUBTITLES.......: ENG SOURCE..........: Arrow Blu-ray, Criterion DVD ENCODE DATE.....: 2021-10-23
Thieves’ Highway vividly depicts the perilous world of “long-haul boys,” who drive by night to bring their goods to the markets of America’s cities. Richard Conte stars as ex-G.I. Nick Garcos, a tyro trucker bent on satisfaction from the man responsible for crippling his father—ruthless market operator Mike Figlia (Lee J. Cobb). But when Figlia gets wise to his plan, Nick finds himself in a web of treachery and heartbreak. The Criterion Collection is proud to present this searing melodrama from master Jules Dassin.
Extras
• The Long Haul of A.I. Bezzerides, a 55-minute documentary portrait of Thieves’ Highway author and screenwriter, featuring contributions from Bezzerides, director Jules Dassin and writers George P. Pelecanos (The Wire), Mickey Spillane (Kiss Me Deadly) and Barry Gifford (Lost Highway)
• The Fruits of Labour, a new video essay about the genesis, production, reception and politics of Thieves’ Highway by Frank Krutnik, author of In a Lonely Street: Film Noir, Genre, Masculinity
• Selected scene and character commentaries by Frank Krutnik
• Commentary by Alain Silver, editor of Film Noir Reader and author of Raymond Chandler’s Los Angeles [Criterion, thx to Phaota]
