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Thieves' Highway
by Jules Dassin
Thieves' Highway is a 1949 film noir directed by Jules Dassin. The screenplay was written by A. I. Bezzerides, based on his novel Thieves' Market.A war-veteran-turned-truck driver Nico "Nick" Garcos (Conte) arrives at home to find his foreign-born father, who is a farmer, crippled. He learns that his father was crippled at the hands of an amoral produce dealer in San Francisco, Mike Figlia (Cobb). Garcos vows revenge.Garcos drives a truckload of apples to San Francisco, where he runs into Figlia. With the help of other drivers and a streetwalker (Cortese), he defeats Figlia and restores his family honor.
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Language: English
Year of production: 1949
Length: 94 minutes
Country: United States
Directors:
Jules Dassin
Producers:
Robert Bassler
Actors:
Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb
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