The Big Knife (1955)

7.1	Listal rating
6.9	IMDB rating

Directed by

Robert Aldrich

Starring (View all)

Charles Castle

Marion Castle

Smiley Coy

Connie Bliss

Stanley Shriner Hoff

Patty Benedict

Nat Danziger

Horatio 'Hank' Teagle

Written by

James Poe

Clifford Odets

(stage play)

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The Big Knife

2 weeks, 1 day ago at May 2 13:55

JxSxPx

The problem isn’t that the film isn’t any good, on the contrary, it’s quite entertaining, and it’s that the script never sells the central problem as some huge life-altering event. Somehow the trials and tribulations of an actor being strong-armed into signing a seven-year contract and wanting to expand into more artistic and challenging material just seems too slight for this kind of gran... read more

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Release date : 25 November 1955
UPC: 027616880147

Film Noir (2), Celebrity (1), Producer (1), Cinema Industry (1), Hollywood (1), Filmmaking (1), Corruption (1), Actor (1), 1950s (1), Drama (1), 1955 (1), Usa (1), Fame (1)

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JxSxPx posted a review 2 weeks, 1 day ago

The Big Knife

“The problem isn’t that the film isn’t any good, on the contrary, it’s quite entertaining, and it’s that the script never sells the central problem as some huge life-altering event. Somehow the trials and tribulations of an actor being strong-armed into signing a seven-year contract and wanting to expand into more artistic and challenging material just seems too slight for this kind of grandeur. In small doses and in fleeting supporting roles The Big Knife can sell it, but those are the exceptions to the rule.

Jack Palance’s artistic integrity as an actor isn’t a very burning issue, and The Big Knife is far better when detailing how his sordid past behavior is constantly coming back to haunt him, make a mess of his family life and constantly silenced by the studio for ” read more

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"28.10.2012 Mukavan kyyninen katsaus vanhan Hollywoodin studiojärjestelmän kulisseihin, jossa studiopomo toimii sirkuksen tirehtöörinä ja muut pellet pyörii pillin tahdissa. Jack Palancen esittämä filmitähti Charles Castle ei haluaisi tehdä seitsemän vuoden elokuvasopimusta, mutta studiopomo (Rod Steiger) on vahvasti eri mieltä. Osapuolten välille syntyy skismaa, eikä filmitähden yksityiselämäkään aivan kuosissa ole. Elokuvan näytelmäjuuret näkyvät melko selkeinä. Tapaht"