On the Night of the Fire
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On the Night of the Fire is a 1939 British thriller film, often regarded as an early example of film noir, starring Robert Donat as a desperate man driven to crime.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| On the Night of the Fire canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British film
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black-and-white film ⓘ film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| basedOn | novel by F. L. Green ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Günther Krampf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Brian Desmond Hurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Associated British Picture Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jack Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle |
expressionistic lighting
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realist location shooting ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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film noir ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Charles Merrick
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Charles Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Cellier NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Leister NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Lomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Boulton NERFINISHED ⓘ Muriel George NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rene Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Donat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isConsidered | early example of film noir ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Will Kobling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterPortrayedBy | Robert Donat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | W. L. Trytel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bleak tone
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pre-war British film noir elements ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A desperate man driven to crime becomes increasingly trapped by guilt and suspicion. ⓘ |
| producer | Walter C. Mycroft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Associated British Picture Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1939-10-?? ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 84 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Roger Burford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles Merrick
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Charles Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Cellier NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Leister NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Lomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Matthew Boulton NERFINISHED ⓘ Muriel George NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rene Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Donat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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