Thieves’ Highway

Thieves’ Highway

2DCS12
Director:Jules Dassin
Cast:Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence
Premiere:19. November 2022
Length:94 minutes
Genre:Drama

Director: Jules Dassin  •  Cast: Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie

Few directors have been able to memorably create the sultry atmosphere of the urban jungle in so many different settings as Jules Dassin - whether in a prison complex (Brute Force) or in touristy world capitals like New York (The Naked City), London (Night and the City), Paris (Brawl of the Men) or San Francisco (Highway of Thieves). It is the latter in particular that stands out in the context of San Francisco noirs because, with a few exceptions (Bay Bridge), it omits the city's most attractive locations (Golden Gate Bridge, Telegraph Hill with Coit Tower, Powell Street cable car, Russian Hill, Nob Hill, etc. (Jana Bébarová) Screening in English with Czech subtitles for the deaf.

Length: 94 min

Year: 1949
Local premiere date: 19. November 2022

Country of origin:

  • United states of America

Director: Jules Dassin  •  Cast: Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie

Few directors have been able to memorably create the sultry atmosphere of the urban jungle in so many different settings as Jules Dassin - whether in a prison complex (Brute Force) or in touristy world capitals like New York (The Naked City), London (Night and the City), Paris (Brawl of the Men) or San Francisco (Highway of Thieves). It is the latter in particular that stands out in the context of San Francisco noirs because, with a few exceptions (Bay Bridge), it omits the city's most attractive locations (Golden Gate Bridge, Telegraph Hill with Coit Tower, Powell Street cable car, Russian Hill, Nob Hill, etc. (Jana Bébarová) Screening in English with Czech subtitles for the deaf.

Year: 1949
Local premiere date: 19. November 2022

Country of origin:

  • United states of America