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The Big Knife is a 1955 American melodrama film directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by James Poe based on the 1949 play by Clifford Odets. The film stars Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Rod Steiger, Shelley Winters, Ilka Chase, and Everett Sloane.
The Big Knife: Directed by Robert Aldrich. With Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen. Hollywood actor Charles Castle is pressured by his studio boss into a criminal cover-up to protect his valuable career.
A movie producer uses blackmail to force a star to sign a new contract in this adaptation of Clifford Odets' play. The film features Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, and Rod Steiger in a dark and cynical story of Hollywood.
Jul 27, 2021 · Movie star Charlie Castle (Jack Palance) draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff (Rod Steiger) when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract. Castle is sick of the low quality of the...
A Hollywood actor faces a moral dilemma when his studio boss pressures him to sign a long-term contract and cover up a crime. The Big Knife is a film noir that critiques the corrupt and amoral world of Hollywood and its effect on the artist.
A movie star refuses to sign a new contract with a Hollywood producer and faces blackmail and threats. The Big Knife is a 1955 film directed by Robert Aldrich and written by Clifford Odets.
This stark film, shot in black and white and 1.85:1 widescreen, is a searing depiction of an idealistic actor caught in the clutches of a powerful, merciless studio boss who will stop at nothing, including blackmail and murder, to get his way.
