- Thieves' Highway
Infobox Film
name = Thieves' Highway
caption = Lobby card
director =Jules Dassin
producer = Robert Bassler
writer =A. I. Bezzerides
starring =Richard Conte Valentina Cortese Lee J. Cobb
cinematography =Norbert Brodine
music =Alfred Newman
editing = Nick DeMaggio
distributor =Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
released =October 10 1949 (U.S.A.)
runtime = 94 minutes
language = English
amg_id = 1:113292
imdb_id = 0041958"Thieves' Highway" is a 1949 film directed by
Jules Dassin . The screenplay was written byA. I. Bezzerides , based on his novel of the same name. [imdb title|id=0041958|title=Thieves' Highway.]Plot
The film tells the story of a war-veteran-turned-truck driver who is attempting to avenge the crippling of his father at the hands of an amoral produce dealer Mike Figlia.
Background
The film was shot on location in
San Francisco, California and is noted for its accurate depiction of the vibrant fruit and produce market in that city (and the use of extras who worked at the market). The film was released on DVD as part of theCriterion Collection in 2005.Cast
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Richard Conte as Nico "Nick" Garcos
*Valentina Cortese as Rica
*Lee J. Cobb as Mike Figlia
*Hope Emerson as Midge, a buyer
*Percy Helton as Roadside Bar Manager
*Barbara Lawrence as Polly Faber
*Millard Mitchell as Ed Kinney
*Joseph Pevney as Pete
*Jack Oakie as Slob
* Charles Chackerian as Apple Buyer (uncredited)References
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* [http://www.criterion.com/asp/release.asp?id=273&eid=399§ion=essay "Thieves' Highway"] essay at theCriterion Collection by Michael Sragow
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