Die Ratte von Soho

Originaltitel: Night and the City

1950
16
1 Std. 41 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,9/10

15.732

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Gene Tierney and Richard Widmark in Die Ratte von Soho (1950)

A small-time grifter and nightclub tout takes advantage of some fortuitous circumstances and tries to become a big-time player as a wrestling promoter.

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Film Noir Crime Sport Thriller

Ein kleiner Trickbetrüger und Nachtclub-Tourist nutzt einige zufällige Umstände aus und versucht, als Ringkampfveranstalter eine große Rolle zu spielen.Ein kleiner Trickbetrüger und Nachtclub-Tourist nutzt einige zufällige Umstände aus und versucht, als Ringkampfveranstalter eine große Rolle zu spielen.Ein kleiner Trickbetrüger und Nachtclub-Tourist nutzt einige zufällige Umstände aus und versucht, als Ringkampfveranstalter eine große Rolle zu spielen.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,9/10

15.732

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Nikolas of Athens
(as Ken. Richmond)

Paul Beradi

Diner
(Nicht genannt)

Derek Blomfield

Young Policeman
(Nicht genannt)

Clifford Buckton

Policeman
(Nicht genannt)

Ernest Butcher

Bert
(Nicht genannt)

Peter Butterworth

Thug
(Nicht genannt)

Naomi Chance

Nightclub Hostess
(Nicht genannt)

Edward Chapman

Hoskins
(Nicht genannt)

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Wissenswertes
Director Jules Dassin made the film while in the process of being blacklisted. Fox studio chief Darryl F. Zanuck told him it could possibly be the last film he'd ever direct, so he should shoot the most expensive scenes first so the studio wouldn't be able to blacklist him until it was completed.

Patzer
As Harry is being chased through the streets of London at night, he runs down a set of stairs, then turns and runs down a lit street. In the foreground, the cameraman and director's shadows are clearly outlined against the street.

Zitate
Opening voice-over: Night and the city. The night is tonight, tomorrow night... or any night. The city is London.

Alternative Versionen
There are two versions of this film: the British release and the International/American release. Some examples are: a differing voice-over speech; some changed dialogue; the opening scene where Harry returns home after 3 days away is a different take and the nightclub scenes are longer in the British version. The scores of the two films are also entirely different and alternate shots are used at the ending in the British version.

Verbindungen
Edited into American Cinema: Film Noir (1995)

Soundtracks
Here's to Champagne
(uncredited)
Written by Noel Gay
Performed by Gene Tierney (voice dubbed by Maudie Edwards)

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Rezension

Ausgewählte Rezension

9/10

Always Loser

In London, the swindler Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) is an ambitious loser, frequently taking money from his girlfriend Mary Bristol (Gene Tierney). When he meets the famous Greco-Roman wrestler Gregorius the Great (Stanislaus Zbyszko) in the arena of his son and the wrestling lord Kristo (Herbert Lorn), he plans a scheme to become successful. He cheats Greorious, promising clean combats in his own arena, and the old man accepts the partnership. However, without money to promote the fight, he invites his boss and owner of a nightclub Phil Nosseross (Francis L. Sullivan) to be his partner, but is betrayed and his business fails ending in a tragedy.

"Night and the City" is a great film-noir, with many twists and another excellent performance of Richard Widmark. The story shows the underworld of London, with low-lives, hustlers, beggars, gamblers and other amoral characters through a magnificent black and white cinematography. The direction of Jules Dassin is sharp and the screenplay perfectly develops the characters and the story in an excellent pace. The Brazilian distributor Oregon Filmes / Fox has one of the best collections of movies labeled "Tesouros da Sétima Arte" ("Treasures of the Seventh Art"). Unfortunately, most of their DVDs shamefully have problems while playing the film, maybe because of the lack of quality of the laboratory they use. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "Sombras do Mal" ("Shadows of Evil")

Note: On 10 October 2016, I saw this film again.