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In the frenetic heart of London, brimming with ambition and desperation, we meet Harry Fabian, a masterful swindler and relentless dreamer. His life, a dizzying ballet of failed schemes and hustles, often leaves him digging into the pockets of his long-suffering girlfriend, Mary Bristol. However, a chance encounter with the world-renowned Greco-Roman wrestler, Gregorius the Great, sparks an audacious plan in Fabian's ever-optimistic mind, a plan that he believes will be his golden ticket to a world of wealth and freedom.
In the shadowy corners of a wrestling arena run by Gregorius's son, the formidable Kristo, Fabian's plot begins to take form. He cunningly manipulates Gregorius, promising him clean fights in a wrestling coliseum of their own, a promise that the aging wrestler, yearning for the purity of the sport, readily accepts.
Yet, the road to success is murky and riddled with obstacles. Struggling to secure funds for their ambitious venture, Fabian turns to Phil Nosseross, his boss and the shrewd owner of a popular nightclub. But in the unforgiving world of hustlers, trust is a rare commodity, and Fabian soon finds himself betrayed, his dreams crumbling around him, spiraling into a heart-wrenching tragedy.
Night and the City unfolds as a gripping tale of towering ambition, self-deception, and the precarious game of manipulation. It is a stark exploration of how a man, perennially convinced he's a step ahead, ultimately trips over his own deceit, shattering his dreams and falling from his self-made pedestal. In Harry Fabian's London, the chase for success proves a dangerous dance, a journey into the darkest corners of ambition and the devastating cost of dreams left unfulfilled.
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Night and the City is a crime movie featuring Richard Widmark and directed by Jules Dassin.
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