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The Big Knife is a 1955 American melodrama film directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by James Poe based on the 1949 play by Clifford Odets. The film stars Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, Rod Steiger, Shelley Winters, Ilka Chase, and Everett Sloane.
A Hollywood actor is pressured by his studio boss into a criminal cover-up to protect his career. The film is based on a stage play and features Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey and Shelley Winters.
- (4.4K)
- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Robert Aldrich
- 1955-11-24
Synopsis. Movie star Charlie Castle is being pressured by studio owner Stanley Shriner Hoff to sign another seven-year contract, even though both Charlie and his estranged wife Marion are leery of the long-term commitment.
- Robert Aldrich, Bob Justman, Nate Slott
- Jack Palance
Movie star Charlie Castle (Jack Palance) draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff (Rod Steiger) when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract. Castle is sick of the low quality of the...
- (11)
- Jack Palance
- Robert Aldrich
- Drama
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.
- 3 min
- 8.9K
- HD Retro Trailers
A Hollywood actor faces a moral dilemma when his studio boss pressures him to sign a long-term contract and cover up a crime. The Big Knife is a film noir that critiques the corrupt and amoral world of Hollywood and its effect on the artist.
The Big Knife is a 1955 film directed by Robert Aldrich, based on a play by Clifford Odets. It stars Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey and Shelley Winters in a drama about a Hollywood star and his struggles with his studio boss.
