The Big Knife
A Journey to the Dark Heart of Hollywood
Movie star Charlie Castle draws the ire of Hollywood producer Stanley Hoff when he refuses to sign a new seven-year contract. Castle is sick of the low quality of the studio's films and wants to start a new life. While his estranged wife supports him in the decision, Castle's talent agent urges him to reconsider. When Castle continues to be uncooperative, Hoff resorts to blackmail in order to get his way.
Runtime
1h 51m
Language
EN
Budget
Undisclosed
Revenue
Undisclosed
Cast
Faces behind the story
Jack Palance
Charles Castle
Ida Lupino
Marion Castle
Wendell Corey
Smiley Coy
Jean Hagen
Connie Bliss
Rod Steiger
Stanley Shriner Hoff
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Gallery
Frames that sell the world
Recommendations
Films that continue this mood and momentum.
Pitfall
1948 / Drama, Crime
Force of Evil
1950 / Crime, Drama
Cry of the City
1948 / Crime, Drama
Plunder Road
1957 / Crime, Drama
Nightfall
1956 / Crime, Thriller
Johnny O'Clock
1947 / Crime, Drama
Victim
1961 / Drama, Crime
The Set-Up
1949 / Drama, Crime
The Dark Corner
1946 / Crime, Drama
The Web
1947 / Crime, Drama
Hell Drivers
1957 / Thriller, Drama
Framed
1947 / Crime, Drama
Private Hell 36
1954 / Crime, Drama
No Man of Her Own
1950 / Drama, Crime
Glengarry Glen Ross
1992 / Crime, Drama
Mildred Pierce
1945 / Crime, Drama
Tokyo Joe
1949 / Drama, Thriller
The Dark Past
1948 / Crime, Thriller
A Woman's Face
1941 / Drama, Thriller
While the City Sleeps
1956 / Thriller, Drama
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Similar Movies
Adjacent stories from the same cinematic neighborhood.
No Escape
1953 / Crime, Drama
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The Crooked Web
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1947 / Drama, Thriller
Murder Without Tears
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1949 / Crime, Drama
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Nowhere to Go
1958 / Crime, Thriller
Friday the Thirteenth
1933 / Comedy, Drama
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1955 / Thriller, Crime
Tukkijoella
1951 / Drama, Romance
Untold Scandal
2003 / Drama, Romance
The Long Memory
1953 / Crime, Thriller
Goodnight, Soleil
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Inside Daisy Clover
1966 / Drama, Music
Fade to Black
2006 / Drama, Mystery
RKO 281
1999 / Drama, History
Parole, Inc.
1948 / Crime, Drama
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