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High Contrast begins its third year of screenings on 5th September, launching its 'Made in Britain' season with film noir classic Night and The City.The film was directed by Jules Dassin, who was on his way into exile in Europe after being blacklisted in Hollywood as part of the anti-communist witch-hunts of the era. Dassin transplanted his noir expertise (as seen in the likes of Brute Force and The Naked City) to the streets of postwar London, bringing Richard Widmark and Gene Tierney with him to star alongside homegrown talent including Googie Withers and Francis L. Sullivan.
Widmark leads a set of strong performances as the two-bit hustler who sees London's wrestling scene, with its ties to the underworld, as his next sure-fire money-making venture. Night and the City is a brilliant example of how shadowy characters in dimly lit streets, while rooted in American iconography, can translate anywhere across the globe in the right hands.
Night and the City is rated PG for mild violence.
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The Allendale Centre, Hanham Rd, Wimborne Minster, United Kingdom
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