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Out of the Past

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Out of the Past
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NR,1hr 37min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Released:
January 1, 1947
Director:
Jacques Tourneur
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas  ...more
Synopsis: Out of the Past is so perfect a film noir that it is considered practically a textbook example of the genre. In his first starring role (it had previously been offered to John Garfield and Dick Powell), Robert Mitchum plays Jeff Bailey, the friendly but secretive proprietor of a mountain-village gas station. As Jeff's worshipful deaf-mute attendant (Dick Moore) looks on in curious fascination, an unsavory character named Joe (Paul Valentine) pulls up to the station, obviously looking for the owner. ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review
With its doomed anti-hero, conniving villain, sardonic script, moody black-and-white photography, and icy femme fatale, Jacques Tourneur's Out of the Past (1947) is essential film noir. Opening in an idyllic small town, the movie literalizes down-and-out detective Jeff Bailey's confrontation with his past through an extended flashback depicting his moral downfall. Jeff's past exists in cities and exotic ... Full Review
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Robert Mitchum
Jeff Bailey
Jane Greer
Kathie Moffett
Kirk Douglas
Whit Sterling
Rhonda Fleming
Meta Carson
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