The Big Knife
Charles Castle is a successful Hollywood actor who has opted for screen success over art. He must make critical decisions regarding his career, his marriage, his art & morality. In this screen adaptation of a Clifford Odets play, Castle is pressured by his studio boss and manipulated into a potentially murderous cover-up to protect his career. An indictment of the amoral world of 50's Hollywood and its corrosive effect upon the artist.
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Drama, Film-Noir
1955
111 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : The Big Knife
- Duration : 111 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : James Poe (adapted for the screen by), Clifford Odets (stage play)
- Directors : Robert Aldrich min
- Imdb : 6.9 (2244 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.5 (350 votes)
- Actors : Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen
Movie Storyline
Charles Castle is a successful Hollywood actor who has opted for screen success over art. He must make critical decisions regarding his career, his marriage, his art & morality. In this screen adaptation of a Clifford Odets play, Castle is pressured by his studio boss and manipulated into a potentially murderous cover-up to protect his career. An indictment of the amoral world of 50's Hollywood and its corrosive effect upon the artist.