Film Noir Guide - 745 Films of the Classic Era (1940-1959)
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"More than 700 films from the classic period of film noir (1940 to 1959) are presented in this exhaustive reference book. For each film, the following information is provided: the title, release date, main performers, screenwriter(s), director(s), type of noir, thematic content, a rating based on the five-star system, and a plot synopsis that does not reveal the ending."
Keaney's ratings:
#1-27: ★★★★★
#28-51: ★★★★½
#52-159: ★★★★
#160-255: ★★★½
#256-404: ★★★
#405-550: ★★½
#551-659: ★★
#660-727: ★½
#728-745: ★
Michael F. Keaney is a fan of classic movies and the author of "British Film Noir Guide".
ISBN: 978-0-7864-6366-4
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Cat People
1942, in 15 top lists Check -
39 +261
I Walked with a Zombie
1943, in 10 top lists Check -
210 +151
The Leopard Man
1943, in 3 top lists Check -
522 +36
The Seventh Victim
1943, in 7 top lists Check -
31 +39
Bluebeard
1944, in 1 top list Check -
106 +263
The Lodger
1944, in 2 top lists Check -
61 +13
The Body Snatcher
1945, in 2 top lists Check -
88 +164
Hangover Square
1945, in 3 top lists Check -
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Isle of the Dead
1945, in 1 top list Check -
225 +265
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1945, in 5 top lists Check -
408 -376
The Beast with Five Fingers
1946, in 1 top list Check -
167 -132
Bedlam
1946, in 1 top list Check -
467 -186
House of Horrors
1946 — a.k.a. Joan Medford Is Missing, in 1 top list Check -
741 -335
The Mask of Diijon
1946, in 1 top list Check -
80 +107
Les diaboliques
1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check -
97 +214
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956, in 19 top lists Check
Last updated on Apr 23, 2012; source