Thieves' highway / [presented by] 20th Century Fox ; produced by Robert Basler ; screenplay by A.I. Bezzerides ; directed by Jules Dassin.

Ex-G.I. Nick Garcos is a tyro trucker bent on satisfaction from the man responsible for crippling his father, a ruthless market operator by the name of Mike Figlia. Along the way, he is seduced by the siren Rica and drawn into the San Francisco produce racket, landing him in a web of treachery and h...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Criterion collection ; 273.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Criterion Collection (Firm)
Home Vision Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Dassin, Jules, 1911-2008
Conte, Richard, 1910-1975
Cortese, Valentina
Cobb, Lee J., 1911-1976
Lawrence, Barbara, 1930-2013
Oakie, Jack, 1903-1978
Brodin, Norbert, 1896-1970
Newman, Alfred, 1901-1970
Bezzerides, A. I. (Albert Isaac), 1908-2007
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: Irvington, NY : Chicago, IL : Criterion Collection ; Distributed by Home Vision Entertainment, [2005]
Edition:Special edition.
Series:Criterion collection ; 273.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Truck drivers > Drama.
Racketeering > United States > Drama.
Revenge > Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Jules Dassin's Thieves' highway.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Ex-G.I. Nick Garcos is a tyro trucker bent on satisfaction from the man responsible for crippling his father, a ruthless market operator by the name of Mike Figlia. Along the way, he is seduced by the siren Rica and drawn into the San Francisco produce racket, landing him in a web of treachery and heartbreak.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1949.
Based on the novel "Thieves' market" by A.I. Bezzerides.
Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer; audio commentary by Alain Silver; video interview with director Jules Dassin; trailer for 'The long haul of A.I. Bezzerides', featuring interviews with Bezzerides and Dassin; original theatrical trailer; a new essay by film critic Michael Sragow.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CL3 D0045786 VideoDVD
PN1995.9.T475 T47 2005 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
ISBN:1559409517
Credits:Director of photography, Norbert Brodine ; art directors, Lyle Wheeler, Chester Gore ; editor, Nick DeMaggio ; music, Alfred Newman ; costume designer, Kay Nelson ; set decorations, Thomas Little ; special photographic effects, Fred Sersen ; musical direction, Lionel Newman.
System Details:DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Cast:
Richard Conte, Valentina Cortesa, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie, Millard Mitchell.