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Thieves' Highway

1949, Movie, NR, 94 mins

Thieves' Highway: Review

This was to be Dassin's last film in America for over a decade; as a victim of the House Un-American Activities he was labeled a communist and forced to work in Europe. Unlike many of the blacklisted filmmakers, Dassin was able to continue making films, his talent blossoming when he was freed from the Hollywood system. Effectively using the hilly terrain of San Francisco and the surrounding countryside, THIEVES' HIGHWAY is the story of a vengeance-minded GI (Conte) who retur... read more

Thieves' Highway: Cast & Details

Year: 1949
Rated NR

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Cast
Richard Conte: Nick Garcos
Valentina Cortese: Rica
Lee J. Cobb: Mike Figlia
Barbara Lawrence: Polly Faber
Jack Oakie: Slob
Millard Mitchell: Ed

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Thieves' Highway: TV Guide News

DVD Tuesday: Best Heist Movie Ever? Rififi! | Movie News | 3/4/2008
DVD Tuesday: Steal this movie -- Rififi is the crème de la crème of heist pictures! Australian director Roger Donaldson's '70s-era heist picture The Bank Job opens this Friday, and not only is it a taut, engrossing thriller, but it proves that Jason Statham actually can act. He's not Laurence Olivier or anything, but his performance justifies my longtime (and much derided) feeling that, given the chance, he could do more than crack wise and flex his formidable musculature. Naturally, I got to thinking about great heist movies, which inevitably led me to Jules Dassin's unforgettable Rififi (1954). Rififi wasn't the first true heist picture, which I'd define as a film that is focused on the planning, execution and aftermath of a complicated and difficult robbery as well as on the complex relationships between the robbers. The first was probably John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle (1950). But Rififi was revelation when I saw it for the first time a few years back at New York's... read more be the first to leave a comment

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