Reto al destino

Título original: Odds Against Tomorrow

1959
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1h 36min

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Harry Belafonte, Gloria Grahame, and Robert Ryan in Reto al destino (1959)

Dave Burke hires two very different debt-burdened men for a bank robbery. Suspicion and prejudice threaten to end their partnership.

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Dave Burke contrata a dos hombres endeudados muy diferentes para atracar un banco. La desconfianza y los prejuicios amenazan con poner fin a su asociación.Dave Burke contrata a dos hombres endeudados muy diferentes para atracar un banco. La desconfianza y los prejuicios amenazan con poner fin a su asociación.Dave Burke contrata a dos hombres endeudados muy diferentes para atracar un banco. La desconfianza y los prejuicios amenazan con poner fin a su asociación.

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Trivia
Harry Belafonte starred in this, the first film-noir with a black protagonist. Belafonte selected Abraham Polonsky, who had written and directed a famous noir, "La fuerza del mal (1948)," to write the script. As a blacklisted writer Polonsky used a front, John O. Killens, a black novelist and friend of Belafonte's (In 1997, the Writers Guild of America officially restored Polonsky's credit).

Reto al destino (1959) is often acknowledged as one of the last films to appear in the film-noir cycle which reached its height in the post-World War II era. However, this crime thriller is much more complex than the standard genre entry. While it's certainly gritty and downbeat in the best noir tradition, it also works as an allegory about greed as well as a cautionary tale about man's propensity for self-destruction.

Errores
As Slater first drives the souped-up Chevy wagon, he grinds the gears. Later, as the speedometer climbs to 100 mph, the left side of the Powerglide shift quadrant is seen on the steering column. Automatic transmissions don't make gear-grinding noises.

Citas
Kitty: [after kissing Ingram] That's good. But it was better when you wanted it.

Conexiones
Featured in Film Review: Robert Wise (1967)

Bandas sonoras
My Baby's Not Around
Written by Harry Belafonte and Milton Okun
Performed by Harry Belafonte

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Can't we all get along?

Bigotry undermines this unholy trio's effort to execute the ultimate robbery. The actors whipped up for this illegal exercise are played by Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan and Ed Begley. The volatile chemistry between the three desperate fellows fuels this bleak film noir from the late Fifties. Once again, there is some gorgeous on location photography in Manhattan, especially Central Park. Fine Jazz and Calypso music are served up at the smoky club where Belafonte works. Crooked camera angles and cluttered set direction contribute nicely to a claustrophobic atmosphere. The apartment building where Begley resides has a weird elevator that has multiple exit doors as well as an operator who likes to talk about the wind piercing the elevator shaft. The dames--Gloria Grahame and Shelly Winters--are rough but warm around the edges. Wayne Rogers makes his debut in a small role as a braggart in a bar. Stick around for the killer final and be blown away.