THEME EXPLORATION

investigation noir

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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1931 · Fritz Lang
Daybreak
Daybreak
1939 · Marcel Carné
A Stranger Among Us
A Stranger Among Us
1992 · Sidney Lumet
Gunn
Gunn
1967 · Blake Edwards
Island of Hell
Island of Hell
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
L’Assassin habite au 21
L’Assassin habite au 21
1942 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Pépé le Moko
Pépé le Moko
1937 · Julien Duvivier
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1951 · Joseph Losey
The Killers
The Killers
1946 · Robert Siodmak
The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye
1973 · Robert Altman
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
The Girl in the News (20th Century-Fox
1941 · Carol Reed
The Cage
The Cage
1964 · Shuji Terayama
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His films like 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'The Killers' define the cynical, morally ambiguous detective narrative central to investigation noir.

 Robert Siodmak Germany-USA

A master of noir investigation films such as 'The Killers' and 'The File on Thelma Jordon' who pioneered the visual language of shadowy detective work.