Night Moves

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Night Moves is a 1975 neo-noir mystery film directed by Arthur Penn and starring Gene Hackman as a private detective drawn into a complex and morally ambiguous case.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
mystery film
neo-noir film
basedOn original screenplay
belongsToMovement New Hollywood
surface form: New Hollywood cinema
cinematographyBy Bruce Surtees
containsElement detective fiction
noir atmosphere
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Arthur Penn
distributedBy Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
editedBy Dede Allen
featuresCharacter Harry Moseby
filmFormat feature film
filmingStyle realist cinematography
genre crime drama
mystery
neo-noir
hasSetting Florida Keys
Los Angeles
language English
leadActorPlays private detective
mainCharacter Harry Moseby
MPAARating R
musicBy Michael Small
notableFor bleak ending
character-driven mystery
complex narrative structure
plotFocus private detective investigation
privateDetectiveName Harry Moseby
producer Robert M. Sherman
productionCompany Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
releaseDecade 1970s
releaseYear 1975
runtimeMinutes 100
screenwriter Alan Sharp
starring Gene Hackman
stars Gene Hackman
James Woods
Jennifer Warren
Melanie Griffith
Susan Clark
theme betrayal
disillusionment
moral ambiguity

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Arthur Penn notableWork Night Moves
Arthur Penn directed Night Moves
Bruce Surtees workedOn Night Moves
Bob Seger notableWork Night Moves
Stranger in Town precededBy Night Moves
Dede Allen workedOn Night Moves
Michael Small notableWork Night Moves
Neil Kopp notableWork Night Moves
Neil Kopp producerOf Night Moves
Alan Sharp notableWork Night Moves
Melanie Griffith notableWork Night Moves