The breaking point, Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; a Warner Bros.-First National picture ; screen play by Ranald MacDougall ; produced by Jerry Wald ; directed by Michael Curtiz
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Label
The breaking point, Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; a Warner Bros.-First National picture ; screen play by Ranald MacDougall ; produced by Jerry Wald ; directed by Michael Curtiz
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
The breaking point
Oclc number
992981508
Responsibility statement
Warner Bros. Pictures presents ; a Warner Bros.-First National picture ; screen play by Ranald MacDougall ; produced by Jerry Wald ; directed by Michael Curtiz
Runtime
97
Series statement
The Criterion collection, 889
Summary
"Michael Curtiz brings a master skipper's hand to the helm of this thriller, Hollywood's second crack at Ernest Hemingway's To Have And Have Not. John Garfield stars as Harry Morgan, an honest charter-boat captain who, facing hard times, take on dangerous cargo to save his boat, support his family, and preserve his dignity. Left in the lurch by a freeloading passenger, Harry starts to entertain the criminal propositions of a sleazy lawyer (Wallace Ford) as well as the playful come-ons of a cheeky blonde (Patricia Neal), making a series of compromises that stretch his morality--and his marriage--further than he'll admit. Hewing closer to Hemingway's novel than Howard Hawks's Bogart-Bacall vehicle does, The Breaking Point charts a course through daylight noir and working-class tragedy, guided by Curtiz's effortless visual fluency and a stoic, career-capping performance from Garfield"--Container
Technique
live action
Contributor
- Neal, Patricia, 1926-2010
- Crosland, Alan, 1918-2001
- Campbell, William, 1923-2011
- Hernandez, Juano
- Boyce, Donna Jo, 1938-2000
- Ryan, Edmon
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
- McCord, Ted, 1900-1976
- MacDougall, Ranald
- Thaxter, Phyllis, 1919-2012
- Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961
- Jackson, Howard, 1900-1966
- Ford, Wallace, 1898-1966
- Yung, Victor Sen, 1915-1980
- Garfield, John
- Steiner, Max, 1888-1971
- Thomajan, Guy, 1919-2005
- Jackson, Sherry, 1942-
- Curtiz, Michael, 1886-1962
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Wald, Jerry, 1911-1962
- Dumke, Ralph, 1900-1964
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- Crime films
- Films criminels
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Films noirs
- Adaptations cinématographiques
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Criminals -- Drama
- Feature films
- Closed captioning
- Charter boat captains -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Thrillers (Films)
- Film noir
- Films de fiction
- Spouses -- Drama
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
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- Neal, Patricia, 1926-2010
- Crosland, Alan, 1918-2001
- Campbell, William, 1923-2011
- Hernandez, Juano
- Boyce, Donna Jo, 1938-2000
- Ryan, Edmon
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1923-1967)
- McCord, Ted, 1900-1976
- MacDougall, Ranald
- Thaxter, Phyllis, 1919-2012
- Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961
- Jackson, Howard, 1900-1966
- Ford, Wallace, 1898-1966
- Yung, Victor Sen, 1915-1980
- Garfield, John
- Steiner, Max, 1888-1971
- Thomajan, Guy, 1919-2005
- Jackson, Sherry, 1942-
- Curtiz, Michael, 1886-1962
- Criterion Collection (Firm)
- Wald, Jerry, 1911-1962
- Dumke, Ralph, 1900-1964
- Genre15
- Subject19
- DVD-Video discs
- Human smuggling -- California -- Drama
- Crime films
- Films criminels
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Films noirs
- Adaptations cinématographiques
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Criminals -- Drama
- Feature films
- Closed captioning
- Charter boat captains -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Thrillers (Films)
- Film noir
- Films de fiction
- Spouses -- Drama
- Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives
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