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Dark City

Dark City

Drama · Thriller · Crime · 1950

Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

Movie details

Dark City

“A tense, tough drama of underworld violence and revenge !”

1950 Drama · Thriller · Crime 1h 38m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.7 / 10

2.8K votes

TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Gamblers who "took" an out-of-town sucker in a crooked poker game feel shadowy vengeance closing in on them.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

William Dieterle

Written by

Lawrence B. Marcus · John Meredyth Lucas

Charlton Heston

Charlton Heston

Danny Haley

Lizabeth Scott

Lizabeth Scott

Fran Garland

Viveca Lindfors

Viveca Lindfors

Victoria Winant

Dean Jagger

Dean Jagger

Captain Garvey

Don DeFore

Don DeFore

Arthur Winant

Jack Webb

Jack Webb

Augie

Ed Begley

Ed Begley

Barney

Court is in session

Put Dark City on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.