The Gangster
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The Gangster is a 1947 American film noir crime drama noted for its stylized cinematography and bleak portrayal of a small-time racketeer’s downfall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Gangster canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime drama film
ⓘ
film ⓘ film noir ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Low Company
ⓘ
novel by Daniel Fuchs ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Paul Ivano ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
organized crime
ⓘ
urban underworld ⓘ |
| director | Gordon Wiles ⓘ |
| distributor |
Allied Artists Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Monogram Pictures
|
| editedBy | Francis D. Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1940s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingStyle |
expressionistic lighting
ⓘ
studio-bound sets ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ film noir ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime
ⓘ
fatalism ⓘ moral decay ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Shubunka ⓘ |
| motionPictureRatingSystem | pre-MPAA ratings code era ⓘ |
| musicBy | Louis Gruenberg ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | character-driven ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bleak portrayal of a small-time racketeer’s downfall
ⓘ
stylized cinematography ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | rise and fall of a small-time racketeer ⓘ |
| producer | Bryan Foy ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Allied Artists Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Monogram Pictures
|
| releaseDate | 1947-10-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 84 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Daniel Fuchs
ⓘ
Daniel Mainwaring ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Akim Tamiroff
ⓘ
Barry Sullivan ⓘ Belita ⓘ Harry Morgan ⓘ Joan Lorring ⓘ Sheldon Leonard ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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