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Hollywood in 1958

Late noir, adult drama, and new social subjects push against the boundaries of classical Hollywood.

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1958 · Drama

The Defiant Ones

Two escaped prisoners, one Black and one white, are chained together and forced into uneasy cooperation.

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1958 · Film noir

Touch of Evil

A border-town murder investigation becomes a feverish study of corruption and abuse of power.

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