Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir

Dark and Deadly: Fifty Years of Film Noir

Year: 1995

Runtime: 57 mins

Language: English

Director: Paul Joyce

Documentary

Produced for Channel Four, this early documentary surveys the history and impact of film noir, blending archival footage with interviews from notable figures such as Paul Schrader, Robert Wise, John Dahl, Bryan Singer, Edward Dmytryk, Dennis Hopper and cinematographer John Alton, shedding light on the genre’s distinctive style.

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