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1947 Certificate PG
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Curious tale of a private eye who is hired by a villain to find his homicidal girlfriend. But the story takes a twist when he tracks her down and promptly falls in love with her. Read more

Starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer
Director Jacques Tourneur
Genres Drama, Thriller

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Out Of The Past

Curious tale of a private eye who is hired by a villain to find his homicidal girlfriend. But the story takes a twist when he tracks her down and promptly falls in love with her.

Starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer
Director Jacques Tourneur
Studio UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK
Run time DVD: 1 hr 33 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Drama, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 12 Feb 2007
Production year: 1947
Format DVD

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  • The definitive flashback movie, in which our fated hero Mitchum makes a rendezvous with death and his own past in the... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 12 out of 12 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    A classic noir

    One of the greatest of all noirs, revolving around a long flashback telling us what happened to turn Robert Mitchum into the shady, withdrawn gas station owner now being dragged back into a murky world of cross and double-cross.

    Tourneur's control of the complex narrative is absolute from the start, where a tracking shot drags us straight into the heart of the matter. From there, it's every man for himeslf, as Kirk Douglas tries everything to get the girl he truly deserves, while Mitchum has to work out a way to live without her.

    With a better femme fatale than Jane Wyman, this would have been just about the perfect thriller. As it is, it's damned good.

      • Savage from London, England
      • Posted 30 Jan 2007 11:44

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  • 12 out of 12 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    A classic noir

    One of the greatest of all noirs, revolving around a long flashback telling us what happened to turn Robert Mitchum into the shady, withdrawn gas station owner now being dragged back into a murky world of cross and double-cross.

    Tourneur's control of the complex narrative is absolute from the start, where a tracking shot drags us straight into the heart of the matter. From there, it's every man for himeslf, as Kirk Douglas tries everything to get the girl he truly deserves, while Mitchum has to work out a way to live without her.

    With a better femme fatale than Jane Wyman, this would have been just about the perfect thriller. As it is, it's damned good.

      • Savage from London, England
      • Posted 30 Jan 2007 11:44

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