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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18 +514
Du rififi chez les hommes
1955 — a.k.a. Rififi, in 18 top lists Check -
34 +145
The Desperate Hours
1955, in 1 top list Check -
41 +300
Kiss Me Deadly
1955, in 20 top lists Check -
45 +400
The Night of the Hunter
1955, in 34 top lists Check -
57 -10
The Big Combo
1955, in 7 top lists Check -
59 -10
The Big Knife
1955, in 3 top lists Check -
80 +107
Les diaboliques
1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check -
107 +283
The Man from Laramie
1955, in 5 top lists Check -
109 +294
The Man with the Golden Arm
1955, in 8 top lists Check -
229 +279
Queen Bee
1955, in 1 top list Check -
235 +324
Shack Out on 101
1955, in 1 top list Check -
251 new
Violent Saturday
1955, in 1 top list Check -
295 -82
5 Against the House
1955, in 1 top list Check -
307 -27
House of Bamboo
1955, in 3 top lists Check -
311 -7
Illegal
1955, in 1 top list Check -
328 +94
Murder Is My Beat
1955, in 1 top list Check -
332 +106
New York Confidential
1955, in 1 top list Check -
333 +110
The Night Holds Terror
1955, in 1 top list Check -
341 +145
The Phenix City Story
1955, in 6 top lists Check -
376 +228
Storm Fear
1955, in 1 top list Check -
386 +276
Tight Spot
1955, in 1 top list Check -
419 -331
A Bullet for Joey
1955, in 1 top list Check -
424 -324
Cast a Dark Shadow
1955, in 1 top list Check -
435 -305
Crashout
1955, in 1 top list Check -
474 -181
I Died a Thousand Times
1955, in 1 top list Check -
498 -63
The Naked Street
1955, in 1 top list Check -
549 new
Women's Prison
1955, in 1 top list Check -
556 -513
The Big Bluff
1955 — a.k.a. Worthy Deceivers, in 1 top list Check -
564 -450
City of Shadows
1955, in 0 top lists Check -
568 -427
The Crooked Web
1955, in 1 top list Check -
574 -364
Female on the Beach
1955, in 1 top list Check -
582 -321
Hell's Island
1955, in 1 top list Check -
597 -259
Killer's Kiss
1955, in 3 top lists Check -
609 -223
Mad at the World
1955, in 0 top lists Check -
612 -198
Mr. Arkadin
1955 — a.k.a. Confidential Report, in 7 top lists Check -
636 -11
Sudden Danger
1955, in 1 top list Check -
675 -483
Double Jeopardy
1955, in 0 top lists Check -
677 -465
Finger Man
1955, in 1 top list Check -
679 -441
The Glass Cage
1955, in 0 top lists Check -
701 -247
No Man's Woman
1955, in 1 top list Check -
724 new
Dial 999
1955 — a.k.a. The Way Out, in 0 top lists Check -
733 -503
Gang Busters
1955, in 0 top lists Check
Last updated on Apr 23, 2012; source