Film Noir

Summary These cynical and pessimistic films from the 1930s and '40s touched a nerve in Americans. Historians link the genre's overriding paranoia to Cold War-related angst over the nuclear threat and the Hollywood blacklist.

S1.E7 ∙ Film Noir

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : John Lithgow Paul Schrader Martin Scorsese Thomas G. Schatz

7.9

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jul 18, 1995

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Offical Site

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) KCET New York Center for Visual History

Summary These cynical and pessimistic films from the 1930s and '40s touched a nerve in Americans. Historians link the genre's overriding paranoia to Cold War-related angst over the nuclear threat and the Hollywood blacklist.

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Jul 18, 1995

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Offical Site

Language : English

Production companies : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) KCET New York Center for Visual History

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