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David Goodis is a Scriptwriter American born on 2 march 1917 at Philadelphia (USA)
David Loeb Goodis (March 2, 1917 – January 7, 1967) was an American writer of crime fiction, noted for his prolific output of short stories and novels epitomizing the noir fiction genre. A native of Philadelphia, Goodis alternately resided there and in New York City and Hollywood during his professional years. Yet, throughout his life he maintained a deep identification with the city of his birth, Philadelphia. Goodis cultivated the skid row neighborhoods of his home town, using what he observed to craft his hard-boiled sagas of lives gone wrong, realized in dark portrayals of a blighted urban landscape teeming with criminal life and human despair.
“Despite his [university] education, a combination of ethnicity (Jewish) and temperament allowed him to empathize with outsiders: the working poor, the unjustly accused, fugitives, criminals.”
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Nationality USA
Birth 2 march 1917 at Philadelphia (USA)
Death 7 january 1967 (at 49 years) at Philadelphia (USA)
Birth 2 march 1917 at Philadelphia (USA)
Death 7 january 1967 (at 49 years) at Philadelphia (USA)
David Loeb Goodis (March 2, 1917 – January 7, 1967) was an American writer of crime fiction, noted for his prolific output of short stories and novels epitomizing the noir fiction genre. A native of Philadelphia, Goodis alternately resided there and in New York City and Hollywood during his professional years. Yet, throughout his life he maintained a deep identification with the city of his birth, Philadelphia. Goodis cultivated the skid row neighborhoods of his home town, using what he observed to craft his hard-boiled sagas of lives gone wrong, realized in dark portrayals of a blighted urban landscape teeming with criminal life and human despair.
“Despite his [university] education, a combination of ethnicity (Jewish) and temperament allowed him to empathize with outsiders: the working poor, the unjustly accused, fugitives, criminals.”
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The Truth About Charlie (2002)
, 1h44Directed by Jonathan Demme
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors Mark Wahlberg, Thandie Newton, Olga Sékulic, Tim Robbins, Françoise Bertin, Park Joong-hoon
Roles Novel
Rating47%
British newlywed Regina Lambert lives in Paris with her husband, Charlie. She returns home following a short vacation, determined to divorce Charlie, only to discover their apartment has been stripped bare and that her husband has been murdered. Regina is soon reunited with a mysterious stranger she met on her holiday. He helps her piece together the truth about the deceased Charlie and deal with three menacing people who are now following her.
Street of No Return (1989)
, 1h33Directed by Samuel Fuller
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Politic
Actors Keith Carradine, Valentina Vargas, Bill Duke, Andréa Ferréol, Bernard Fresson, Marc de Jonge
Roles Novel
Rating56%
Michael, chanteur célèbre, tombe amoureux d'une jeune chanteuse, qui s'avère être sous la coupe d'un promoteur immobilier véreux, qui recourt aux services d'un chef de gang pour créer des émeutes de façon à faire baisser les prix de l'immobilier. Comme Michael s'apprête à abandonner sa carrière pour partir avec la jeune femme, le promoteur vient sur son bateau avec ses comparses, et tranche la gorge du chanteur. Celui-ci devient un clochard alcoolique. La police croit qu'il a assassiné un flic, et cette méprise va être à l'origine de la chute du promoteur.
Descent Into Hell (1986)
, 1h28Directed by Francis Girod
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Assassinat, Seafaring films, Transport films, Le thème des vacances
Actors Claude Brasseur, Sophie Marceau, Betsy Blair, Hippolyte Girardot, Sidiki Bakaba, Gérard Rinaldi
Roles Novel
Rating53%
Descente aux enfers is a psychological thriller set under the sun and heat of the Caribbean, relating the story of a married couple at the breaking point. An alcoholic husband Alan Kolber (Claude Brasseur) and his 20 years younger wife Lola (Sophie Marceau) unexpectedly manage to get reunited through tragedies and secrets, despite the guilt and sorrow involved.
Street of the Damned (1984)
, 1h47Directed by Gilles Béhat
Origin France
Genres Mob film, Action, Crime
Themes La banlieue française, Gangster films
Actors Bernard Giraudeau, Christine Boisson, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu, Michel Auclair, Corinne Dacla
Roles Novel
Rating54%
Daniel Chetman, ancien membre d’une bande de barbares des rues, s’est rangé et travaille comme ouvrier. Un soir, il décide de venir en aide à une jeune Chinoise violée par Matt Hagen, le chef de son ancienne bande, qui se considère comme un homme d'affaires. Matt règne sur la rue par la violence et la terreur, alors, quand Chet lui fait cet affront, il le considère comme un homme gênant, mais hésite à le tuer en souvenir du "bon vieux temps, unis comme les six doigts de la main". Son gang est plus fort que jamais, et il ne s'inquiète pas plus que de raison, se contentant de passer Chet à tabac dans le sous-sol aménagé, qui lui tient lieu de repaire. Désormais, Chet sait que cette rue lui sera fatale, il ne lui reste que deux choix : déménager comme sa femme et ses amis le voudraient, ou se battre, seule façon de garder la tête haute, même si ce choix le conduit à nouveau dans ce passé violent et sordide qu'il voudrait refouler.
The Moon in the Gutter (1983)
, 2h17Directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes La provence
Actors Gérard Depardieu, Nastassja Kinski, Victoria Abril, Dominique Pinon, Gabriel Monnet, Milena Vukotic
Roles Novel
Rating58%
Two women: Loretta (Nastassja Kinski), a wealthy amateur photographer who prowls the docks in her early '60s Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder looking for handsome men, and Bella (Victoria Abril), a poor but beautiful woman who is probably a prostitute, share affections for a dock worker named Gerard (played by Gérard Depardieu). He is obsessed by the memory of his sister, who was raped and then committed suicide in a back alley, which he visits every night. No one knows who committed the rape, and he has sworn to avenge the crime, if he can only figure out who the perpetrator was.
And Hope to Die (1972)
, 2h30Directed by René Clément
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Children's films
Actors Jean-Louis Trintignant, Robert Ryan, Lea Massari, Aldo Ray, Jean Gaven, Tisa Farrow
Roles Novel
Rating66%
Pour échapper aux gitans qui le traquent, Tony se réfugie à Montréal. Là, il est témoin d'un règlement de comptes entre truands. Ces derniers l'enlèvent dans l'intention de le supprimer, mais peu à peu, ils intègrent le jeune homme à leur bande.
The Burglars (1971)
, 2hDirected by Henri Verneuil
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Heist films, Chase films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Robert Hossein, Dyan Cannon, Nicole Calfan, Renato Salvatori
Roles Novel
Rating65%
Azad (Jean-Paul Belmondo), Ralf (Robert Hossein) and 2 other accomplices rob a suitcase of emeralds from a rich Greek citizen, M.Tasco. When Abel Zacharia (Omar Sharif), the Athenian police chief, surprises Azad's car in front of Tasco's house on the night of the robbery, he decides to let Azad and his team go, hoping he could retrieve the emeralds for himself. Follows a chase between Azad and the corrupt cop through Athens' streets which culminates to the final scene which will be later borrowed by Witness in 1985.
Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
, 1h18Directed by François Truffaut
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Piano, Erotic thriller films
Actors Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michèle Mercier, Albert Rémy, Jean-Jacques Aslanian
Roles Novel
Rating73%
A washed-up classical pianist, Charlie Kohler/Edouard Saroyan (Charles Aznavour), bottoms out after his wife's suicide — stroking the keys in a Parisian dive bar. The waitress, Lena (Marie Dubois), is falling in love with Charlie, who it turns out is not who he says he is. When his brothers get in trouble with gangsters, Charlie inadvertently gets dragged into the chaos and is forced to rejoin the family he once fled.
The Burglar (1957)
, 1h30Directed by Paul Wendkos
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Actors Dan Duryea, Jayne Mansfield, Martha Vickers, Peter Capell, Mickey Shaughnessy
Roles Novel
Rating64%
Professional burglar Nat Harbin (Dan Duryea) and his two associates, Baylock (Peter Capell) and Dohmer (Mickey Shaughnessy), set their sights on wealthy spiritualist Sister Sarah (Phoebe Mackay), who has inherited a fortune — including a renowned emerald necklace — from a Philadelphia financier. Using Nat's female ward, Gladden (Jayne Mansfield), to pose as an admirer and case the mansion where the woman lives, they set up what looks like a perfect break-in; even when Nat's car is spotted by a couple of cops, he bluffs his way through, gets the necklace, and makes the getaway. But the trio—plus Gladden—can't agree on how to dispose of the necklace, and soon their bickering becomes a lot less important than the fact that someone is on to what they've done—a woman (Martha Vickers) is working on Nat, while a man (Stewart Bradley) is working on Gladden. Equally serious, the trio kills a New Jersey state trooper while on their way to warn her. And among the cops chasing them is one with larceny in his heart and murder on his mind.
Nightfall (1956)
, 1h18Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Aldo Ray, Brian Keith, Anne Bancroft, Frank Albertson, Jocelyn Brando, James Gregory
Roles Novel
Rating70%
Commercial artist James Vanning (Aldo Ray) and his friend, Dr. Edward Gurston (Frank Albertson), are on a hunting and fishing trip in Wyoming. They stop to help two men whose car has crashed. John (Brian Keith) and Red (Rudy Bond) are bank robbers, fleeing with $350,000 in loot, who don't plan on leaving any witnesses.
Missing Persons Section (1956)
, 1h25Directed by Pierre Chenal
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Nicole Maurey, Maurice Ronet, Inda Ledesma, Luis Otero
Roles Novel
Rating63%
A Buenos Aires, Juan a épousé une femme riche, Mendy, mais est tombé amoureux d'une danseuse. Il essaye de tuer sa femme, mais c'est son amante qui est accusée du meurtre. La police prouve que Mendy s'est en fait suicidée.
Dark Passage (1947)
, 1h46Directed by Delmer Daves
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime, Romance
Actors Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Agnes Moorehead, Bruce Bennett, Clifton Young, Douglas Kennedy
Roles Novel
Rating74%
Vincent Parry, a man convicted of killing his wife, escapes from San Quentin prison by stowing away in a supply truck. He evades police and hitches a ride with a passing motorist named Baker. Parry's odd clothes and a news report on the radio about an escaped convict make Baker suspicious. When questioned, Parry beats him unconscious. Irene Jansen, who had been painting nearby, picks up Parry and smuggles him past a police roadblock into San Francisco, offering him shelter in her apartment.
The Unfaithful (1947)
, 1h49Directed by Vincent Sherman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Ann Sheridan, Lew Ayres, Zachary Scott, Eve Arden, Monte Blue, Jerome Cowan
Roles Ecrivain
Rating67%
Chris Hunter stabs a man in her home one night while her husband Bob is out of town. The dead man's name is Tanner and she claims not to know him.