Jul 18, 2006
68 min
Full-HD

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light (2006)

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing intimate peeks at its tough, scheming dames, mischievous misfits and flawed men - all caught in the wicked web of a twisted fate.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

John Alton

Self

Drew Casper

Self

Roger Deakins

Self

John Debney

Self

Edward Dmytryk

Self

James Ellroy

Self

Glenn Erickson

Self

William Goldman

Self

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