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Sep 21, 2011 · One of the key films of the '40s. From a novel by Ira Wolfert (Tucker's People), it extracts a clinical analysis of the social, moral and physical evils attendi.
Force of Evil is a 1948 American film noir starring John Garfield and directed by Abraham Polonsky. It was adapted by Polonsky and Ira Wolfert from Wolfert's novel Tucker's People. Polonsky had been a screenwriter for the boxing film Body and Soul (1947), in which Garfield had also played the male lead.
Force of Evil: Directed by Abraham Polonsky. With John Garfield, Beatrice Pearson, Thomas Gomez, Marie Windsor. An unethical lawyer who wants to help his older brother becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Abraham Polonsky
- 1949-03
Nov 1, 2006 · Force Of Evil Review. Ambitious and self-centred Mob lawyer Joe Morse (Garfield) plans to consolidate New York s gambling rackets by systematically bankrupting the smaller operators with a big...
Jun 19, 2018 · Abraham Polonsky’s 1948 film noir assaults the American Dream. Force of Evil is much more than a stunning film noir classic: it’s first and foremost a film about money and power and their tragic power of attraction.
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Abraham Polonsky's spirited debut Force of Evil encapsulates the socially-conscious noir subgenre that critic Thom Andersen labelled 'film gris'. Purveyed by leftist filmmakers who would be dogged by the HUAC in the coming years, these 'gray' films sought to impart a higher level of psychological realism and address issues of societal ...