Released:
2004-12-19

Overview:
Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt tries to show the background and developments and speaks, among others, with directors such as Richard Fleischer and Robert Wise as well as with "femme fatale" actresses. Filmmakers of the following generations explain how the style and themes of noir continue to shape cinema today.

Director:
Eckhart Schmidt

Runtime:
1h 0min

Genre:
Documentary

• Cast:
• 
  Richard Fleischer
  as
  Self
• 
  Sydney Pollack
  as
  Self
• 
  Jane Russell
  as
  Self
• 
  Vincent Sherman
  as
  Self
• 
  Coleen Gray
  as
  Self