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Thieves’ Highway

STATUS: Released

Thieves’ Highway

  • 1949
  • United States
  • Fiction
  • English
  • 94 mins
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Thieves’ Highway vividly depicts the perilous world of “long-haul boys,” who drive by night to bring their goods to the markets of America’s cities. Richard Conte stars as ex-G.I. Nick Garcos, a tyro trucker bent on satisfaction from the man responsible for crippling his father—ruthless market operator Mike Figlia (Lee J. Cobb). But when Figlia gets wise to his plan, Nick finds himself in a web of treachery and heartbreak. The Criterion Collection is proud to present this searing melodrama from master Jules Dassin.

Credits

Director
Jules Dassin
Writer
A.I. Bezzerides
Producer
Robert Bassler

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