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The Big Knife (1955)

“A Journey to the Dark Heart of Hollywood”

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Plot

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.

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The Big Knife is a crime movie featuring Jack Palance.

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