Screenshots
No screenshots available for this title yet.
Cinema Discovery Archive
Cinephilecentral
Curated movie catalog and metadata explorer
Continue to the security-verification page to unlock your download.
A short ad flow runs before your download starts.
IMDB ID: tt0041113
Loading TMDb metadata...

No screenshots available for this title yet.
Synopsis
A man of humble beginnings and honest intentions rises to power by nefarious means. Along for the wild ride are an earnest reporter, a heretofore classy society girl, and a too-clever-for-her-own-good political flack.
John Ireland
Cast
Broderick Crawford
Cast
Joanne Dru
Cast
John Derek
Cast
Mercedes McCambridge
Cast
Shepperd Strudwick
Cast
Ralph Dumke
Cast
Anne Seymour
Cast
Katherine Warren
Cast
Raymond Greenleaf
Cast
Robert Rossen
Director
Robert Rossen
Writer
Robert Penn Warren
Writer

The Heiress
1949In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritance.
Popularity: 7.8

Bitter Rice
1949Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers. She meets the voluptuous peasant rice worker, Silvana, and the soon-to-be-discharged soldier, Marco. Walter follows her to the rice fields, and the four characters become involved in a complex plot involving robbery, love, and murder.
Popularity: 7.5

A Hometown in Heart
1949An orphan left in the care of a Buddhist temple becomes attached to a young widow who arrives there to mourn her recently deceased son.
Popularity: 7.4

Sunset Boulevard
1950A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Popularity: 8.3

The Young and the Damned
1950A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.
Popularity: 8.0

Rashomon
1950Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Popularity: 8.0

The Heiress
1949In 1840s New York, the uneventful and boring days of the daughter of a wealthy doctor come to an end when she meets a dashing poorer man — who may or may not be after her inheritance.
Popularity: 7.8

Bitter Rice
1949Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers. She meets the voluptuous peasant rice worker, Silvana, and the soon-to-be-discharged soldier, Marco. Walter follows her to the rice fields, and the four characters become involved in a complex plot involving robbery, love, and murder.
Popularity: 7.5

A Hometown in Heart
1949An orphan left in the care of a Buddhist temple becomes attached to a young widow who arrives there to mourn her recently deceased son.
Popularity: 7.4

Sunset Boulevard
1950A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Popularity: 8.3

The Young and the Damned
1950A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.
Popularity: 8.0

Rashomon
1950Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Popularity: 8.0

Act of Violence
1949A former prisoner of war, Frank Enley is hailed as a hero in his California town. However, Frank has a shameful secret that comes back to haunt him when fellow survivor Joe Parkson emerges, intent on making Frank pay for his past deeds.
Popularity: 6.9

Hardly a Criminal
1949A bank employee uses a loophole in Argentine law to concoct the perfect crime, planning to reap the rewards of his embezzlement after serving six years in prison…
Popularity: 6.9

They Live by Night
1949An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.
Popularity: 6.9