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The big knife

A movie star's attempt to leave show business and reconcile with his estranged wife is compromised when he is threatened with blackmail.

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  • "Le grand couteau, français"
  • "grand couteau"

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  • "A movie star's attempt to leave show business and reconcile with his estranged wife is compromised when he is threatened with blackmail."@en
  • "A movie star's attempt to leave show business and reconcile with his estranged wife is compromised when he is threatened with blackmail."
  • "A depressed Hollywood star who wants better things for himself, is blackmailed to sign a new contract."
  • "A depressed Hollywood star who wants better things for himself, is blackmailed to sign a new contract."@en
  • ""Hollywood superstar Charlie Castle has it all ... except a way out. When he tries to leave show business, his tyrannical studio boss Stanley Hoff blackmails him with a lethal, covered-up secret that could land him in jail. A loose-lipped starlet also knows too much, and when she starts talking, Hoff plans murder."--Container."
  • ""Hollywood superstar Charlie Castle has it all ... except a way out. When he tries to leave show business, his tyrannical studio boss Stanley Hoff blackmails him with a lethal, covered-up secret that could land him in jail. A loose-lipped starlet also knows too much, and when she starts talking, Hoff plans murder."--Container."@en
  • ""From acclaimed director Robert Aldrich (The dirty dozen, Kiss me deadly) comes this classic noir thriller, set in the darkest underbelly of Hollywood. Charles Castle (Jack Palance) has it all. With fame, talent, and devastating looks, he is the studio's biggest star. But when disillusionment sets in and the actor wants to quit Tinseltown, he finds himself in battle with inexorable studio boss Stanley Shriner Hoff (Rod STeiger). Reluctant to lose his hottest property, he is about to show Charles Castle just how ruthless Hollywood can be, as in a series of explosive showdowns, a murderous cover-up is revealed and Charles finds himself trapped by the dark secrets of his own past."--Container verso."@en
  • "A movie star's attempts to get out from under the thumb of a ruthless studio mogul could reveal a deadly secret in his past."
  • ""Charles Castle is a successful Hollywood actor who has opted for screen success over art. He must make critical decisions regarding his career, his marriage, his art & morality. In this screen adaptation of a Clifford Odets play, Castle is pressured by his studio boss and manipulated into a potentially murderous cover-up to protect his career. An indictment of the amoral world of 50's Hollywood and its corrosive effect upon the artist"--ShockDVD.com.au."

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  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"
  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"@en
  • "Film noir"@en
  • "Film noir"
  • "Thrillers (Motion pictures)"
  • "Fiction films"@en
  • "Films noirs"
  • "Feature films"@en
  • "Feature films"
  • "Features"@en
  • "Drama"@en
  • "Drama"
  • "Film adaptations"
  • "Film adaptations"@en

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  • "The big knife = Le grand couteau"
  • "The big knife"@en
  • "The big knife"
  • "The Big Knife"
  • "The Big knife"
  • "Big knife (Motion picture)"@en

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