Aug 22, 2009
60 min
Full-HD

The Rules of Film Noir (2009)

Matthew Sweet explores his rules of 1940s and 50s American film noir thrillers.

Category

Documentary

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

BBC Scotland

Matthew Sweet

Self - Presenter

Sheri Chinen Biesen

Self - Author, Blackout: World War II & Origins of Film Noir

Neil Brand

Self

Sarah Churchwell

Self

Roger Deakins

Self

John Mathieson

Self

George Pelecanos

Self

Paul Schrader

Self

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