The Big Knife (1955)
Release Date: Nov 25, 1955 Wide
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Robert Aldrich's screen adaptation of Clifford Odets' stage play reflects the quandary of the writer's later career; the golden boy of the Group Theater in the '30s, when his plays were the toast of Broadway, his talent seemed to wither after a number of years in the screenwriting trenches, and a revulsion for what he saw as hackwork combined with his capitulation to HUAC to blight his final decade. Jack Palance stars as Charlie Castle, a major film star who has refused to sign a long-term
Nov 25, 1955 Wide
Oct 15, 2002
MGM Home Entertainment
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Cast
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Jack Palance
Charlie Castle -
Ida Lupino
Marion Castle -
Wendell Corey
Smiley Coy -
Rod Steiger
Stanley Hoff -
Shelley Winters
Dixie Evans -
Jean Hagen
Connie Bliss -
Ilka Chase
Patty Benedict -
Everett Sloane
Nat Danziger -
Wesley Addy
Hank Teagle -
Paul Langton
Buddy Bliss -
Nick Dennis
Mickey Feeney -
Bill Walker
Russell -
Michael Winkelman
Billy Castel -
Robert Sherman
Bongo Player -
Strother Martin
Stillman -
Michael Fox
Announcer -
Richard Boone
Narrator -
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Ralph Volkie
Referee -
Mel Welles
Bearded Man -
Ernst R. von Theumer
Bearded Man
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A stinging film on Hollywood's studio system.
...an antiquated misfire.
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Foreign Titles
- Hollywood-Story (DE)
- Intimidad de una estrella (ES)
