Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt tries to show the background and developments and speaks, among others, with directors such as Richard Fleischer and Robert Wise as well as with "femme fatale" actresses. Filmmakers of the following generations explain how the style and themes of noir continue to shape cinema today.
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Cast

Richard Fleischer

Sydney Pollack

Jane Russell

Vincent Sherman

Coleen Gray
Norman M. Klein

Jennifer Tilly

Robert Wise

Rhonda Fleming

Christa Lang

Curtis Hanson

Audrey Totter

Ann Savage

Joe Dante
Jan-Christopher Horak
Harold Nebenzal
Arianne Ulmer
Alain Silver

David Raksin

Michael Mann

Lawrence Kasdan

Paul Schrader

Steven Gaydos













