The film stars jack palance, ida lupino, wendell corey, jean hagen, rod steiger, shelley winters, ilka chase, and everett sloane. Discussion of themes and motifs in clifford odets the big knife. Feb 06, 2018 the original trailer in high definition of the big knife directed by robert aldrich and starring jack palance, ida lupino, wendell corey, jean hagen and rod steiger. A poster for robert aldrichs 1955 drama the big knife. He must make critical decisions regarding his career. Sami knife, sami for big knife, a long, wide blade traditionally used by the sami people. When castle continues to be uncooperative, hoff resorts to. The big knife, 1949 american play by clifford odets. The big knife the 1955 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Released 1955, the big knife stars jack palance, ida lupino, rod steiger, shelley winters the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 51 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which.
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The big knife 1955 robert aldrich, jack palance, ida lupino. A journey to the dark heart of hollywood an unscrupulous movie producer blackmails an unhappy star who opted for boxoffice success over art into signing a new contract. The big knife 1955 yify download movie torrent yts. Palance you can have, and while he is on his way out the door, have him grab steiger. The big knife 1955 robert aldrich, jack palance, ida. Aug 15, 2019 while the big knife was never positioned as a commercial film for the masses, it still failed to find an appreciative audience at the time of its release in the u.
Discussion in bluray and uhd started by ronald epstein, may, 2017. A poster for robert aldrichs 1955 drama the big knife starring jack palance, ida lupino, wendell corey, jean hagen, rod steiger, ilka chase, wesley addy, everett sloane, and shelley winters. Movie star charlie castle draws the ire of hollywood producer stanley hoff when he refuses to sign a new sevenyear contract. A knife for the ladies 1974 bluray remux 1080p avc dtshd ma 2. While his estranged wife supports him in the decision, castles talent agent urges him to reconsider.
Apr 30, 20 the big knife 1955 starring jack palance, ida lupino. Sep 27, 2017 the big knife concerns a famous actor, charlie castle jack palance, whos wrestling with one of odetss signature obsessions. Its a hollywood soap opera that features a lot of good actors eating the scenery. The big knife 1955 download yify movie torrent yts. Smiley coy is a great part for corey and he delivers. In addition, the big knife may also be seen as a reply to kazans on the waterfront, which glorified an informerand tacitly rationalized the directors own collaboration with huacby showing its hero choosing to commit suicide rather than capitulate to the evil steiger. The big knife is a 1955 film noir directed and produced by robert aldrich from a screenplay by james poe based on the 1949 play by clifford odets. Winner of the silver lion at the 1955 venice film festival, the big knife also boasts a remarkable cast list including jack palance shane as castle and rod steiger on the waterfront as hoff, plus shelley winters the night of the hunter, ida lupino on dangerous ground, jean hagen singin in the rain and everett sloane citizen kane. The original trailer in high definition of the big knife directed by robert aldrich and starring jack palance, ida lupino, wendell corey, jean.
After all, the year was 1955 and the allpowerful list could not be attacked directly, so what better vehicle than clifford odets corrosive stage play adapted for all. Press release the big knife 1955 bluray available for. Charles castle is a big film star who wants nothing to do with the major studio run by the wicked stanley hoff, despite the offer of a bigmoney contract. At the insistence of his idealistic wife ida lupino, philandering hollywood actor charlie castle jack palance resists signing another sevenyear contract with studio boss stanley hoff rod steiger but when hoff and his assistant wendell corey threaten to reveal charlies part in a hitandrun accident the previous year, he must reconsider his options. The big knife 1955 stream and watch online moviefone. The big knife by robert aldrich jack palance, ida lupino. To be fair, the big knife has some nice stuff in it. Robert aldrichs screen adaptation of clifford odets stage play reflects the quandary of the writers later career. Winner of the silver lion at the 1955 venice film festival. The big knife first appeared on the screen back in 1955. Castle is sick of the low quality of the studios films and wants to start a new life. Rod steiger and everett sloan are great as the monstrous studio honcho and weaselly agent, respectively. The scripts dialogue tells the audience that charlie was once an idealist who spoke of revolution and the new deal, though he now does genre films for stanley hoff rod steiger, a. Osla big knife, an anglosaxon king of kent, 6th century.
The big knife is really a stage play recorded on film. The big knife 1955 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. The subtitle database subtitlesbank is sure to delight lovers of world cinema masterpieces. With jack palance, ida lupino, wendell corey, jean hagen. Cuts like a life jack palance, ida lupino, and a barely restrained rod steiger star in this dark expose of 50s hollywood from arrow academy. The big knife is a 1955 film noir directed and produced by robert aldrich from a screenplay by. After all, no one in his right mind would dare to criticize the movie industry, after all, it was the studio and its ruthless executives that were exposed as the bad guys, even at the time where the old studio system was disappearing. Based on a play by clifford odets, this scathing look at the moviemaking industry offers a memorable group of loathsome producers, egomaniacal actors, spineless agents, betrayed wives, and amoral starlets as embodied by rod steiger, jack. The original trailer in high definition of the big knife directed by robert aldrich and starring jack palance, ida lupino, wendell corey, jean hagen and rod steiger. Press release the big knife 1955 blu ray available for preorder. Hollywood actor charles castle is pressured by his studio boss into a criminal coverup to protect his valuable career. Shelley winters and jack palance star in the big knife photo measures 10. We encourage you to leave comments regarding the the big knife subtitles. The big knife 1955 watch hot english movies free online.
The big knife original trailer textless jack palance, shelley winters, rod steiger and ida lupino all starring in clifford odets hollywood expose the big knife 1956. The big knife 1955 charlie castle jack palance is a big hollywood star and it seems he has it all, but his wife has left him and he has a terrible secret he needs to keep covered up, no matter what the cost. The big knife, perhaps the best screen transfer of a clifford odets play, preceded the more gothic baby jane and the utterly nutty legend of lylah clare 1968 in the hollywoodasdanteshell genre, but along with billy wilders sunset blvd. The big knife 1955 robert aldrich, jack palance, ida lupino, wendell corey, drama, filmnoir january 27, 2016 charles castle is a successful hollywood actor who has opted for screen success over art. Hollywood actor charles castle is pressured by his studio boss into a. It was, however, championed by french film critics, awarded honors at the 1955 venice film festival, and has since amassed a cult audience due to its highly stylized nature and the. What other subtitles would you like to see from us.