The Breaking Point

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The Breaking Point is a 1950 film noir crime drama, adapted from Ernest Hemingway’s novel "To Have and Have Not," starring John Garfield as a struggling boat captain drawn into dangerous smuggling.

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instanceOf film
adaptationOf Ernest Hemingway’s novel To Have and Have Not NERFINISHED
basedOn To Have and Have Not NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Ernest Hemingway NERFINISHED
character Harry Morgan NERFINISHED
Leona Charles NERFINISHED
Lucy Morgan NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Ted McCord NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Michael Curtiz NERFINISHED
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
surface form: Warner Bros.
editedBy Alan Crosland Jr. NERFINISHED
era classic Hollywood cinema
genre crime drama
film noir
thriller
leadActor John Garfield NERFINISHED
leadCharacterOccupation boat captain
leadRole Harry Morgan NERFINISHED
medium black-and-white film
musicBy Max Steiner NERFINISHED
narrativeElement smuggling
notableAspect considered one of the most faithful film adaptations of Hemingway’s work
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A struggling boat captain becomes involved in illegal smuggling to support his family, leading to danger and moral conflict.
producer Jerry Wald NERFINISHED
productionCompany Warner Bros. NERFINISHED
releaseDate September 30, 1950
releaseYear 1950
runtimeMinutes 97
screenwriter Ranald MacDougall NERFINISHED
settingLocation California NERFINISHED
starring John Garfield NERFINISHED
Juano Hernández NERFINISHED
Patricia Neal NERFINISHED
Phyllis Thaxter NERFINISHED
Wallace Ford NERFINISHED
William Campbell NERFINISHED
theme crime and corruption
economic hardship
family responsibility
moral ambiguity
timePeriodOfSetting post-World War II era

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