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From acclaimed director Robert Aldrich [The Dirty Dozen, Kiss Me Deadly] comes this classic noir thriller, set in the darkest underbelly of Hollywood. Charles Castle [Jack Palance] has it all. With fame, talent, and devastating looks, he is the studios biggest star. But when disillusionment sets in and the actor wants to quit .. Read more

Starring	Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen
Director	Robert Aldrich
Genres	Thriller

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- Overheated argument between Art and Mammon, with rather disagreeable people shouting at each other, for too long a time. Limited interest is provided by the acting.
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  This drama of Hollywood corruption, which has resonances with many other films, The Godfather included, has a strong cast and contains some fine acting. However... read more »
  
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  After the mad excesses of 'Kiss Me Deadly', director Robert Aldrich makes a heavy hand of Clifford Odets' then-blistering play about Hollywood. Jack... read more »
  
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  This drama of Hollywood corruption, which has resonances with many other films, The Godfather included, has a strong cast and contains some fine acting. However... read more »
  
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  This drama of Hollywood corruption, which has resonances with many other films, The Godfather included, has a strong cast and contains some fine acting. However... read more »
  
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  If you're a theater nut as well as a movie nut, you'd better see this adaptation of the Odets play – partly because it's probably the best ever... read more »
  
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  From acclaimed director Robert Aldrich [The Dirty Dozen, Kiss Me Deadly] comes this classic noir thriller, set in the darkest underbelly of Hollywood. Charles Castle [Jack Palance] has it all. With fame, talent, and devastating looks, he is the studio’s biggest star. But when disillusionment ...